Woman sub-inspector attempts suicide

Woman sub-inspector attempts suicide

Bengaluru, DHNS: A woman police sub-inspector attempted suicide by consuming paracetamol and painkiller tablets at her Rajajinagar police quarters flat on Tuesday afternoon. Roopa Tambad, 34, attached to the Vijayanagar police station, was rushed to Suguna Hospital on Dr Rajkumar Road and her condition is stated to be stable. She is being treated at the ICU, said the police.

Preliminary investigation indicated that she took the extreme step after a heated argument with Vijayanagar police station inspector Sanjeev Gowda over an old case on Monday night.

Roopa was upset after she learnt about the adverse remarks entered by the inspector against her in the official diary. The inspector had objected to Roopa’s style of functioning and had stated that she did not follow seniorofficers’ instructions. She told her colleagues that Gowda was targeting her without any reason. Roopa had stated in her diary that she was leaving for the City Police Commissioner’s office and left the station, said the police.

Additional Commissioner of Police (West) Charan Reddy, who visited the hospital, said Roopa went straight to her flat and consumed the tablets. She was not in a position to talk when her husband Nataraj returned home at about 4 pm. He rushed her to the hospital, Reddy added.

Roopa and Gowda had an argument over a recovered cellphone that was misplaced. She was upset as Gowda claimed that she was in possession of the phone.

He also entered adverse remarks against her in the diary. “The police will go through the content of the