Woman DSP V Lakshmi commits suicide at friend's home

Bengaluru: Lakshmi V (33), a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), posted at Criminal Investigation Department (CID), reportedly committed suicide at a friend's house in Annapoorneshwari Nagar police station limits in West Bengaluru, on Wednesday night.

According to the police sources, four friends of Lakshmi have been detained in this connection.

The police preliminary information collected from the friends of the victim stated that Laxmi reportedly married eight years ago. She was depressed and made suicide attempt earlier too. She ended her life last night at the party organised at her friend's house. "We have registered an unnatural death case and are investigating the matter. We will question her friend Manu, a contractor, and her family members in connection with the incident. The officer married about eight years ago and had no children. Depression is suspected to have driven her to take the extreme step," senior police officials said.

The deceased Lakshmi V, a resident of Konanakunte in South Bengaluru, had gone for dinner at her friend Manu's residence located in Vinayaka Layout on Wednesday. It is recorded that she reached the spot around 7 pm and locked herself in a room around 10 pm. As Lakshmi didn't come out after a while, Manu broke open the door and found her hanging. He immediately brought her down and rushed her to a private hospital, where she was declared brought dead.

Lakshmi was a Karnataka State Police Service (KSPS) officer of 2014 batch. She hailed from Maasthi village in Malur taluk of Kolar district, the police added.