
Hyderabad: A 26-year-old constable, who reportedly lost money investing in betting apps, died by suicide after stealing a weapon from the police station storeroom at Mahbubsagar lake in Sangareddy on Monday. The deceased, identified as Kothari Sandeep, was recently selected as a constable and was serving at the I-Town police station in Sangareddy town. Following the incident, Sangareddy SP Paritosh Pankaj ordered an inquiry into the negligence that allowed a weapon to go missing from the police station and directed action against the sub-inspector, inspector and DSP for negligence. The type of weapon was not disclosed.
