K Sasikumar, who was found dead, was posted as Assistant Superintendent of Police at Paderu.
Highlights
- The officer may have committed suicide but no clarity yet: Police sources
- A bullet sound was heard from his office, service weapon was on the table
- 2012 batch IPS officer K Sasikumar was the ASP of Paderu in Visakhapatnam
A 2012 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, K Sasikumar, today died of a bullet injury under mysterious circumstances inside his office chambers at Paderu in Visakhapatnam district, police said.
Mr Sasikumar, who belonged Tamil Nadu, was posted as Assistant Superintendent of Police at Paderu.
"We are not sure whether it happened accidentally or done intentionally. The Visakhapatnam (Rural) SP has rushed to the spot and we are examining the case," North Coastal Zone Inspector General of Police Kumar Vishwajeet told Press Trust of India over phone.
It is suspected that the officer, a bachelor, may have committed suicide but there is no clarity on it yet, police sources said.
A bullet sound was heard from his chamber in the early hours today following which the sentry rushed in to take a look, they added.
The sentry found the officer in blood as a bullet pierced through his right temple. His service weapon was found on a table. The staff then tried to rush Sasikumar in a vehicle to a hospital but he died midway, sources added.
This was Mr Sasikumar's second posting after his first stint at Allagadda in Kurnool district. He came to Paderu in January.
Additional details are awaited.