Cop writes suicide note over leave issue

The victim, V Ponnulingam (32), a native of Tirunelveli, was posted as a constable at the Royala Nagar police station.

In the letter, he said that his mother was suffering from serious illness for the past one month. He asked for leave to take care of her, but the inspector denied. 

His mother passed away a few days ago and on Thursday, her final rights were conducted. The inspector refused the grant leave even for that. When a transfer order arrived, he did not provide relieving order. “If action is not taken against the inspector, I will kill myself,” he said in the letter.

On Thursday, after he was seen writing the ‘suicide note’ sitting in the police station, Ponnulingam was sent home, said the police officer who added he will be soon posted in a police station in Tirunelveli.

AR constable, walking over tracks, run over by EMU 

A 28-year-old police constable died after being hit by an EMU when he was crossing a railway track near Chromepet on Wednesday.

The deceased was identified as B Thirulogachander of Villupuram. He was attached to the Armed Reserve Wing and was staying in the police quarters at St Thomas Mount. The police said the Thirulogachander was posted on duty at GST Road ahead of Prime Minister’s arrival on Wednesday.

After his duty was over around 8.30 pm, Thirulogachander tried to cross the railway tracks to board a train to St Thomas Mount near Chromepet. He was hit by the Tambaram-Beach EMU and died on the spot. 

The Tambaram police arrived at the spot and retrieved the body and sent it for post-mortem examination at the Chromepet Government Hospital. Police have registered a case.