A 55-year-old ACP-rank officer, who was suffering from depression, allegedly jumped to his death from the police headquarters building in central Delhi’s ITO on Thursday, 29 November, PTI reported, citing the police.
The deceased, identified as Prem Ballabh, was posted in the crime and traffic unit of Delhi Police, the police said.
The incident occurred around 10:30 am as Ballabh jumped from the window sill of his office on the 10th floor of the building after attending some meetings, The Times of India reported. No suicide note has been recovered as of yet.
Ballabh had joined Delhi Police as a head constable in 1986 and was promoted to the rank of ACP in 2016. He had served as personal assistant to senior officers of Delhi Police, an official said.
He was recently hospitalised for 28 days as he was suffering from depression. Ballabh was reportedly being treated at the GTB hospital and had also taken leave sometime back. It is suspected that he killed himself because of depression.
The incident is under investigation.
(With inputs from PTI and The Times of India.)
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