UP Constable’s Death Adds to Cluster of Police Fatalities Under Probe in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh

Overview

• On Jan 24, Ashish Verma, 23, a constable clerk at Sambhal’s Gunnaur police station in Uttar Pradesh, was found hanging in his quarters, with a forensic team inspecting the site and a post-mortem ordered.
• In Bharuch on Jan 22, constable Preeti Parmar, 27, was found dead in her residential quarters, a note was recovered, her phone was sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory, and an accidental death case was registered.
• In Gandhinagar on Jan 23, head constable Upendrasinh Vaghela was discovered hanging at his residence with no suicide note recovered, and police registered an accidental death case while continuing inquiries.
• Also on Jan 23 in Bharuch, police recruitment candidate Ravirajsinh Jadeja, 25, collapsed after a running test and died during treatment, prompting registration of an accidental death case.
• Authorities have not announced definitive causes or motives, with multiple investigations underway across the incidents in both states.