Phulbani: The body of a constable was found hanging inside his government residence in Kalahandi district on Monday.
The deceased has been identified as Srinivas Ghatala. He was posted as a constable at Tikabali police station.
Srinivas is survived by a daughter and a son.
While the exact cause behind the extreme step is yet to be ascertained, it is suspected that the cop committed suicide under a family dispute.
In the meantime, the body has been recovered by the local police and sent for a postmortem. Investigation on the same is underway, said sources.
