(Image used for representative) The deceased, Amol Vithalrao Gangalwad, was attached to the Hingoli police control room.
HINGOLI: A 50-year-old Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) allegedly died by suicide after jumping in front of a moving train on the outskirts of Hingoli town in Maharashtra on Saturday morning, police said. The incident took place at around 8.30 am near the Khatkali bypass area, according to police.
Officials said Gangalwad had been transferred from Parbhani to the Hingoli Police Control Room a couple of months ago. The deceased has been identified as Amol Vithalrao Gangalwad, who was posted at the Hingoli police control room. Gangalwad, who was reportedly dressed in his official uniform, jumped in front of an Akola-bound passenger train coming from Purna. The locomotive pilot immediately alerted railway authorities, who informed the local police. Senior police officers and personnel from Hingoli City police station rushed to the spot and carried out a panchanama. The exact motive behind the extreme step is yet to be ascertained, as no suicide note was recovered from the spot, police added.
Police have registered a case of accidental death and launched an investigation into the matter.