Nagpur Apr 24 PTI A constable allegedly hanged himself to death at his house in police quarters in Maharashtras Nagpur city apparently as he was depressed over his fiancee calling off their engagement and marrying someone else a few months ago an official said on Sunday The incident occurred at police quarters in Dharampeth police colony during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday the official from Sitabuldi police station said The deceased identified as Kiran Ashok Salame 30 resided at the quarters He was a native of Wardha district he said He had joined the police force in 2014 and was attached to Sadar police station here since the past one year He was allotted two quarters at Dharampeth police colony where he was living on the first floor while his mother and brother were staying on the second floor in another building there the official said Salame was engaged with the daughter of one of his relatives and the engagement ceremony had taken place last year However his fiancee girl broke off the engagement saying she wanted to marry someone else The girl tied the nuptial knot with another person in January this year Since then he had been depressed he said On Saturday Salame returned home from duty After having dinner with family member he went to his quarters where he hanged himself to death from the ceiling fan he said No suicide note was recovered from the spot but his family members suspect that broken engagement could be behind his extreme step police said Meanwhile his younger brother could not bear the shock of his siblings death and went to the roof of the building with the intention of ending his life but was rescued by some police personnel in time who later counselled him PTI COR NP NP

Nagpur Aug 24 PTI An assistant sub inspector of Nagpur rural police was on Tuesday nabbed for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from a bar owner a Maharashtra Anti Corruption Bureau official said Jaiprakash Sharma 52 attached to the local crime branch had taken action against the bar owner for flouting COVID-19 norms and operating a home delivery mechanism and had then demanded Rs 60000 per month from him for not proceeding with the case he said He was held in a trap in Fetari area while accepting Rs 10000 from the complainant A case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered at Kalmeshwar police station the ACB official informed PTI COR BNM BNM BNM