‘Doors locked for 2 days’: Head constable found dead at Police Lines quarters in MP

A family dispute appears to have emerged as a possible angle, CSP Sonu Kurmi said (L), AI Image (R)

JABALPUR: A 56-year-old head constable posted at Ranjhi police station was found dead at his residential quarters in the Police Lines area of Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district, police said on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Suresh Chaudhary. His body was found around midnight on the intervening night of November 10 and 11 at his residential quarters within the jurisdiction of Civil Lines police station."A head constable, Suresh Chaudhary, aged around 56 years and currently posted at Ranjhi police station, was found dead at his residential quarters in the Police Lines area, which falls under Civil Lines police station limits.

His body was discovered at around midnight on the intervening night of November 10 and 11. A case has been registered and further investigation is underway, " city superintendent of police (CSP), Sonu Kurmi told news agency ANI."Prima facie, it appears that a family dispute or similar issues has emerged as a possible angle. Though the exact reason and circumstances surrounding his death will become clear only after the investigation.

Further action will be taken based on the facts that emerge," he added.The officer said the preliminary inquiry revealed that the doors had remained locked for the past two days, suggesting that the body may have been lying inside the quarters during this period. However, the exact time of death will be established after the post-mortem examination."No suicide note has been recovered from the scene so far and after the post-mortem examination, we will be able to speak about how old the body was when it was found. According to neighbours, the door of his quarters had remained closed for the past two days, suggesting that the body may have been there during this period. The exact duration, however, will be confirmed only after the post-mortem examination," the CSP added.