Blackmailed to marry, 28-year-old UP cop dies by suicide on railway track

A 28-year-old police sub-inspector died by suicide after allegedly being blackmailed and pressured to marry by a woman he was in a relationship with in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia, police said on Sunday. The accused, identified as 22-year-old Roli, has been arrested on charges of abetment of suicide, following a complaint by the officer's wife.SP Iraj Raja said police received information between 7 pm and 8 pm on Saturday that a person had died by suicide after lying down on a railway track.

A railway locomotive pilot reported the incident at the next station.Police personnel who reached the spot found a Bullet motorcycle parked nearby. An investigation identified the deceased as sub-inspector Sandeep Kumar, a resident of Sant Kabir Nagar who had been posted at Chitbarhagaon police station for the past 11 months.SP Raja said Kumar had been in a relationship with Roli, a resident of Sisotar village in the Sikandarpur police station area.

She was pressuring him to marry her and blackmailing him. According to SP, she had filed a rape case against another police official two years ago.

The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination, police said.Later in the day, SP said a case was registered against Roli at Chitbarhagaon police station under Section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which deals with abetment of suicide. The case was filed following a complaint by Kumar's wife, Ragini.

Citing the first information report, police said Ragini stated that her husband had been under significant stress for some time. Kumar had told her that Roli was causing him severe distress, demanding money and preventing him from visiting his wife.Roli has been arrested from an orchard near the railway station after receiving a tip-off.

He said a detailed investigation was under way and legal action would be taken against anyone found to have acted in collusion with the accused.Police are investigating the suicide and blackmail claims, while Roli faces a case of abetment of suicide based on the complaint filed by Kumar's wife.- Ends(With PTI inputs)