IPS officer dies after battling for life for four days; suicide suspected

LUCKNOW: A 30-year old IPS officer, who had reportedly consumed some poisonous substance, died on Sunday at a nursing home in Kanpur after battling for life for four days.

Surendra Kumar Das, an officer of the 2014 batch, was posted as Superintendent of Police (East) in the city.

A “suicide” note recovered from the scene of the incident mentioned “family issues” as the reason behind the extreme step. Dr Rajesh Agarwal, a senior doctor, at the nursing home where Das was undergoing treatment, had on Satur- day said that many organs of the officer's body had stopped functioning.

He was on life support in the intensive care unit.

“He died during treatment on Sunday”, said an official spokesman, adding Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed deep condolence to the family members of the young IPS officer.

Das had spoken to circle officers on Tuesday night about patrolling.

A police official said: “The (suicide) letter stated that he was doing so (taking his life) because of family issues. The

letter was addressed to his wife and further stated that he loved her a lot. At the end of the letter, it stated that no one else was responsible for it.”

At 4 am on Wednesday, his wife, who is a doctor, noticed that his health had suddenly deteriorated.

He was rushed to a government hospital from where he was shifted to a private nursing home in a serious condition.