Hyderabad: Police sub-inspector shoots himself dead with service revolver

A Sub-Inspector named Sridhar committed suicide by firing his service revolver in Hyderabad on Saturday morning. He took the extreme step on the PV Express Highway Flyover near Upparpalli cross roads.

Sources reveal that he was posted on security duty along with other officials for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tour in Hyderabad.

Sridhar worked as Penchikalpet SI in Asifabad district. As per the sources, Sridhar had called a woman named Bhagya laxmi on phone last night.

While the police suspect love affair to be the reason behind his suicide, his colleagues informed that Sridhar appeared distressed during breakfast on Saturday morning. More details are awaited.