Deputy Superintendent of Police of Mangaluru M.K. Ganapathy (56) committed suicide in a lodge in Kodagu on Thursday, hours after speaking to a local TV channel, and accusing senior police officers and politicians of Karnataka of harassing him.
The Kodagu SP Rajendra Prasad, who confirmed the suicide, told The Hindu that Ganapathy had hanged himself, but the police are yet to ascertain other details.
However, Ganapathy, while speaking to the TV channel in Madikeri in the afternoon, accused Minister K.J. George and senior police officers of harassing him. He even cited a threat to his life in the statement, and said despite having served the force with honesty, he was being hounded.
Ganapathy had a long tenure, serving in various capacities in the Bengaluru city police, but it was also marked by controversies. He was accused of involvement in multiple encounters and was suspended many times in the last six years.
Inquiries and suspensions
Due to multiple inquiries and suspensions, his promotion from Inspector to Deputy Superintendent of Police was held up for over five years, which caused him much heartburn, officers close to him told The Hindu .
Ganapathy’s suicide comes close on the heels of the suicide of Chikkamagaluru Rural DSP Kallappa Handibag, who was accused of being involved in a kidnapping case.
His family had alleged that senior officers had harassed him.
