Tamil Nadu: Senior IPS Officer Shoots Himself With Service Pistol, CM Stalin Condoles Death

As per media reports, the 2009 batch IPS official C Vijayakumar, who died by suicide on Friday, had assumed charge as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in January this year. He had served as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Anna Nagar, Chennai earlier.

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Updated on: 7 July 2023 4:46 am

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) C Vijayakumar

A senior police official C Vijayakumar, in the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Coimbatore range, allegedly died by suicide and is suspected to have shot himself, police said on Friday

According to a senior police officer, Vijayakumar is suspected to have shot himself with his service pistol at his residence at Red Fields in the city.

He also added that the cause for the extreme measure was being ascertained.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin expressed shock over the incident and said the demise was a huge loss to the police department.

"Vijayakumar had served Tamil Nadu police force well in various responsibilities including district SP during his tenure.His death is a huge loss to the Tamil Nadu Police department. My deepest condolences and sympathies to his family, friends and police force," the Chief Minister tweeted.

கோவை சரக காவல்துறை துணைத் தலைவர் திரு. விஜயகுமார் இ.கா.ப., அவர்கள் இன்று அகால மரணம் அடைந்தார் என்ற துயரமான செய்தியைக் கேட்டு மிகுந்த அதிர்ச்சியும் வருத்தமும் அடைந்தேன். திரு. விஜயகுமார் அவர்கள் தனது பணிக்காலத்தில் மாவட்டக் காவல் கண்காணிப்பாளர் உள்ளிட்ட பல்வேறு பணிப் பொறுப்புகளில்… pic.twitter.com/TryrsY3FSK
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) July 7, 2023

The 2009 batch IPS official had assumed charge as DIG in January this year. Earlier, had served as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Anna Nagar, Chennai and even before that, he was posted as the Superintendent of Police in Kancheepuram, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur districts.

This is the second such incident in recent years of a senior official allegedly dying by suicide in Tamil Nadu.

Then Tiruchengode Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Vishnupriya allegedly died of suicide at her residence in Namakkal district in 2015. She was found hanging.