CHENNAI: Plagued by fears of complications from diabetes and neglect, a retired deputy superintendent of police of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) allegedly leapt to his death from a multi-storied building here on Monday.
Investigating officer P Radhakrishnan told Express that 59-year-old S Ramachandran had retired from service only seven months ago on April 30.
A native of Anaikaran Chathiram at Seerkazhi Taluk in Nagapattinam district, he belonged to the 1976 police batch and started his career as sub-inspector. “He served in the Central Investigation Unit and Prohibition wing, as inspector in Royapuram police station and DSP in Virudachalam etc.,” the Chintadripet police inspector said. For the last two-and-a-half years, Ramachandran was on deputation to TNEB and was DSP in the vigilance wing at its headquarters on Anna Salai until his retirement.
It was to his old workplace that Ramachandran arrived from his native town around 10 am on Monday. He went from floor to floor, greeting his former colleagues and reached the fifth floor of the 10th storey TNEB headquarters on the arterial road. He removed his pair of sandals and then plunged to his death from window near the lift at 11.40 am.
“We recovered a suicide note tucked under his slipper,” the police officer said. In his suicide note addressed to V Balachandran, ADGP, TNEB, Ramachandran expressed fears of complications arising out of his diabetic condition. He said he had high blood pressure, kidney problem and heart disease. “I want to avoid amputation, kidney transplantation and heart attack,” the note said. The former police officer is survived by his wife R Vanaja, a son and two daughters.