Agra woman constable found dead in police complex room, was on month-long leave

The neighbours said they had last seen the woman constable on October 29, on the day of Karwa Chauth.

In Short

• Aarti belonged to the 2018 batch and was posted at ACP office
• She was due to resume duty on November 4 after leave
• Neighbours alerted cops after repeated knocks on her door went unanswered

A woman constable was found dead in her room at the Police Lines in Agra on Saturday, with her body hanging from the ceiling. The woman, identified as Aarti, was posted at the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) office and belonged to the 2018 batch.

Aarti, who was originally from Unnao, had been on a month's leave and was scheduled to return to duty on November 4.

According to the police, Aarti had not come out of her room for several hours on Saturday morning. When neighbours knocked on her door and received no response, they alerted the police.

Police broke open the door and found her body hanging inside the room.

Aarti was unmarried and had reportedly been experiencing depression for some time. During her leave, she mostly stayed inside her room. Neighbours said they last saw her on Karwa Chauth.

The police have sent the body for post-mortem examination and informed her family.

Although initial reports suggested that a suicide note had been found, ACP Lohamandi Gaurav Singh clarified that no note was recovered from the scene.

The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding her death.

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(Inputs by Nitin Upadhyay)