Woman SI commits suicide in Bihar's Darbhanga

PATNA: A young woman sub-inspector of police allegedly committed suicide by shooting herself in her barrack near University police station in Darbhanga district on Friday. The deceased, Laxmi Kumari (28), was a resident of ward number 11 under Town police station area in Supaul. This was her first posting after joining the service in 2018 and completing training in September this year.
She used her service revolver to commit suicide between 12.30am and 2am on Friday after returning from patrolling duty at around 10.30pm.She was looking normal, police sources said.
Preliminary investigations indicate that Laxmi shot herself dead within a few minutes after talking over phone to a male batchmate, who had recently got engaged with someone.
The matter came to light when her roommate, SI Arti Kumari, returned to her room at around 4am after her duty at the the University police station in night shift. The room was locked from inside and Laxmi didn’t respond. Her cellphone was also switched off.
University police station SHO Satya Prakash said no suicide note was recovered from the room. “Her body was found lying in her kitchen in a pool of blood,” he said.
The SHO said an empty cartridge and a pellet were recovered while her service pistol was found near her right hand. “Prima facie it seems she shot herself in the temple. Her parents have come. They are yet to submit a written complaint or record a statement,” he said.
City SP, Darbhanga, Ashok Kumar Prasad told TOI over the phone that forensic experts collected samples for analysis. “Laxmi’s parents also failed to tell anything,” he said. Prasad said Arti may be quizzed. Police have come to know that Laxmi’s parents were looking for a suitable boy for her marriage. He said police analysed the call detail records of Laxmi’s cellphone and found that she was talking to someone till midnight.
“It seems she shot herself in anger. The Bluetooth hearing device used for talking on the phone was also found there,” he said.