IAF officer hangs himself to death in Chandigarh

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, June 26

A 50-year-old Junior Warrant Officer of the Indian Air Force reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a window in his office at the Air Force Station today. The victim left a suicide note in which he mentioned that nobody should be held responsible for his suicide.

The victim has been identified as Ashok Kumar Maji. He was posted as an instrument fitter with the Mi-26 helicopter unit based at the Chandigarh Air Force Station. He was reportedly depressed.

He took the extreme step around 11.30 am. By the time the police reached the spot, the Air Force staff had brought the victim down.

He was rushed to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, where doctors declared him brought dead.

The police said a suicide note was recovered in which the victim mentioned that he was depressed and nobody should be held responsible for his death.

A police official said the officer was suffering from recurrent depressive disorder (RDC) for two years. He was undergoing treatment for it at the Command Hospital, Chandimandir.

He was a native of West Bengal. He is survived by his wife and two daughters, aged 12 and 18. The family resides in Sector 47.

The police have initiated inquest proceedings in the matter at the Sector 31 police station. They have ruled out any foul play in the incident. “There was no external injury mark on his body,” said a police official.