Wife of UP police officer part of SIT set up to probe Hathras case commits suicide

wife of a senior Uttar Presh police officer, who was part of SIT set up by state government to probe Hathras murder-gangrape case, allegedly committed suicide at ir home here on Saturday, police said.

Pushpa Devi (36) was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her home. She is wife of Chandra Prakash, DIG of Police Training Centre, Unnao, y said.

Prakash was part of three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up to probe murder and alleged gang-rape of a 19-year-old woman in Hathras last month.

Pushpa Devi, wife of DIG Chandra Prakash, committed suicide by hanging herself from ceiling fan at ir residence in Sushant Golf City in Luckw, Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Naveen Arora said .

suicide te has been found and an investigation is underway, he said.