A 35-year-old official was discovered lifeless on the tehsildar’s workplace in Belagavi on Tuesday, police stated, including that he left messages accusing a number of officers, together with a private assistant (PA) who allegedly labored for minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar. Police suspect it to be a case of suicide.
Belagavi deputy commissioner of police Rohan Jagadish stated: “The official, who was discovered lifeless on the workplace, reportedly left purpoted video and textual content messages on social media accusing three folks – tahsildar Basavaraj Nagaral, Ashok Kabbaligar, and a person recognized as Somu, a PA allegedly of Hebbalkar. A suicide notice was recovered from the deceased.” HT couldn’t confirm the veracity of the video or the suicide notice.
Jagadish quoted the deceased’s colleagues as stating that he had allegedly despatched a message to the workplace’s WhatsApp group on Monday evening, asserting his intention to finish his life. The next morning, the cleansing workers allegedly found his physique, he stated.
He additional stated that the deceased had reportedly knowledgeable his mom the day past that he wouldn’t return house for dinner. He had recorded a video explaining his choice and shared it together with his colleagues on WhatsApp, although the video was later deleted, the DCP quoted one of many colleagues as stating. He then went out of contact, and his physique was found hanging within the workplace the subsequent morning.
Jagadish stated, “The physique of the official was introduced down within the presence of his mom… and handed over to his family after finishing the post-mortem.” He additional stated that the case was filed as an unnatural demise beneath BNS part 108 (abetment of suicide), carrying a most punishment of 10 years if the accusations are confirmed.
He added, “As a number of investigative procedures must be completed to detect the suspected suicide case, we initially registered the case as an unnatural demise for provocation to suicide and can add a number of extra sections within the closing cost sheet.”
One of many colleagues of the deceased, on situation of anonymity, stated: “Minister’s PA Somu Doddawad used to intrude within the day-to-day work of the tehsildar workplace and compelled us to do work that was not presupposed to be completed. The deceased, who was a private assistant to the tehsildar, used to work beneath excessive stress from PA Somu Doddawad.”
Jagadish stated that each the video and suicide notice have been despatched to forensic laboratory and to the Cyber Financial Offences and Narcotics (CEN) cell for verification. “Till the report from CEN, we are able to’t say something about it,” he added.
Responding to the accusations by the deceased, Belagavi Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) district (rural) president Sanjay Patil stated that minister Hebbalkar’s aides held vital, unauthorised management over varied departments.
“Minister Lakshmi has deputed two-three of her assistants in all the federal government departments who do roll name each month and switch those that don’t reply,” Patil acknowledged.
He stated: “The minister’s assistants illegally deal within the administrative works of all departments in Belagavi district, accumulate roll calls each month, and even verify the accounts of each division. She has greater than 75 PAs who management all departments.”
In response, Hebbalkar stated: “I don’t know who Somu is. I’m not accountable for what folks do in my title in authorities workplaces.” She added that the police are “inquiring in regards to the individual named Somu.”
