CM Siddaramaiah, Orders CID Probe Into Police Officer’s Suicide

Deputy SP Ganapati reportedly named Bangalore City Development Minister–KJ George, his son and two senior officer.

Deputy SP Ganapati, who was posted at the IGP office in Mangalore was found hanging in a private lodge.( Photo: iStockphoto)

The Karnataka government on Friday ordered an inquiry into the unnatural death of Deputy Superintendent of Police MK Ganpati, 51, who allegedly committed suicide on Thursday at Madikeri in Kodagu district.

I have ordered a CID inquiry into the death of the DSP after I was briefed on Thursday night about the unfortunate incident at Madikeri. I am saddened by it. The inquiry team will study the suicide note Ganpati left behind in the room. Its content will also be investigated though I am not aware of what he wrote.The government will take action after getting the CID report.

Siddaramaiah, Chief Minister, Karnataka

Ganpati reportedly committed suicide in a private lodge in Madikeri in Karnataka on Thursday.

Deputy SP Ganapati, who was posted at the IGP office in Mangalore was found hanging in the lodge where a suicide note was also recovered.

In the note, the deceased officer reportedly named Congress leader and Bangalore City Development Minister–KJ George, his son and two senior police officers.

In an interview to CNN News 18, KJ George’s son said:

Don’t know why I was named in Ganapathi’s suicide note. I knew Ganpati when he was posted.

This is the second such incident this week. On Tuesday Chikkamagaluru’s Rural Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kalappa Handibagh, 34, hanged himself at Belagavi, about 500 km from Bengaluru.