DySP commits suicide levelling charges against a minister

Bengaluru: Deputy Superintendent of Police, M K Ganapathy committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling fan at his residence on Thursday in Madikeri of Kodagu district, Karnataka.

• The Kodagu superintendent of police Rajendra Prasad confirmed the suicide news and said,"Police have begun the investigation to find out what led to the incident.The body of the DySP M K Ganapathy was found hanging from the ceiling fan. He was in uniform with his service revolver around his waist".

• Ganapathy interacted with some local media persons before committing suicide accusing ADGP (Intelligence) A M Prasad and Bengaluru Development minister K J George of harassing him.

• In a suicide note, Ganapathy blamed the senior police official and a politician from the Siddaramaiah cabinet for his suicide. Ganapathy alleged that the senior cop had been harassing him by seeking money from him for a clean chit in a seven- year old case.