'Abetment' to suicide: Victim's family starts indefinite stir

A day after the police registered a case against 10 persons, including a retired DSP, an SHO, an Assistant Sub-Inspector and a woman cop, besides six others, in a case of alleged abetment to suicide by an employee of the DC office, the family members started a dharna at the Mini-Secretariat, demanding the arrest of the accused in the case.

The victim, Raj Kumar, a retired Army personnel, was re-employed by the Haryana Government in 2018. He was posted at the DC Office, Hisar. According to the victim’s son Pankaj, Raj Kumar died after consuming celphos on October 23. The victim had mentioned his statement in a complaint register of the DC before committing suicide, in which he alleged that some cops had been harassing him by registering a false case against him.

The victim named DSP Ashok Kumar (who retired two months ago), SHO Jagdish, ASI Phool Kumar and ASI Usha, besides six others, for harassing him. The victim had also narrated the incident of harassment in the suicide note.

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The victim’s son Pankaj also levelled allegations of financial fraud with his father. He alleged that his father was under pressure as he was being wrongly framed, which drove him to commit suicide.

The family has sat on indefinite dharna at the mini secretariat who got the support from various social organizations. Sadanand Rajli, a social activist, said the family members have refused to accept the body for cremation and stated that they would not cremate the body until the accused are arrested.

The police spokesperson informed that the police have registered a case under Section 108 of the BNS and started further investigation in the matter.