Karimnagar (Telangana), March 21 A police sub-inspector in the Karimnagar district of Telangana allegedly committed suicide on Saturday, unable to cope with the recent death of his wife.
According to Huzurabad Assistant Commissioner of Police Madhavi, the sub-inspector, Deshi Chandrasekhar Yadav (38), had gone to his wife Divya's native village, Sitampet, to attend the ceremonies related to her death.
Yadav reportedly went into a room at his in-laws' residence, locked the door from inside, and hanged himself.
The couple had been married for about ten years and are survived by two sons, aged seven and four.
There were no known disputes in the family, police said.
The body of the sub-inspector was handed over to his family members after a post-mortem examination.
A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway.
Police said the SI's wife, Divya (32), had attempted suicide on March 12 at their residence in Karimnagar by consuming oleander seeds, unable to bear her persistent stomach pain.
She was immediately taken to a hospital in Hyderabad by her husband, but she succumbed the following day.