Booze bottles, meds found in dead SI’s Gopalganj hotel room

PATNA: Police have recovered four empty liquor bottles from the hotel room in Gopalganj where CID sub-inspector Sanjay Kumar (44) was found dead on Monday night. Medicines for liver disease and other ailments were also found in the room.
The hotel at Mounia Chowk near Gopalganj collectorate comes under the Town police station area. The SI, a native of Hajipur in Vaishali, was posted in Gopalganj.
Town police station SHO Surendra Kumar said three empty bottles were strewn across the room while one bottle was in the SI’s bag.
“He was suffering from several ailments including liver problems, high blood pressure and sugar. He was also undergoing treatment at a private hospital at Raja Bazaar in Patna for these problems,” the SHO said, adding medicines were also found in the room.
He said a medical board was formed to conduct the autopsy and the viscera has been preserved for forensic analysis, adding forensic experts have been roped in for the investigation.
“At present, nothing can be said about the reason for his death. However, his family members have submitted a written complaint suspecting that the SI had died of illnesses he was suffering,” he said.
“The SI had called his brother-in-law on Monday and had informed him that he was not well for the last few days,” Kumar said.
SHO Kumar said the SI used to frequently stay at the hotel. “No foul play is suspected as the room door was locked from inside,” SHO said.
He said the door had to be broken to retrieve the body lying in a position that seemed he died in his sleep. “No froth or body-fluid was coming out from the mouth or nose,” he said.