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This is the second such incident in recent years of a senior official allegedly dying by suicide in Tamil Nadu after Tiruchengode DSP Vishnupriya allegedly died by hanging herself at her residence in Namakkal district in 2015.

An IPS officer posted as deputy inspector general of police (DIG) in Coimbatore allegedly died by suicide after he shot himself early on Friday, the police said.

The 2009 batch IPS official had assumed charge as DIG in January this year. 

A senior police official in the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) , Coimbatore range) allegedly died by suicide and is suspected to have shot himself, police said on Friday. DIG Vijayakumar Dies by Suicide: Senior Tamil Nadu Police Officer Allegedly Shoots Self to Death in Coimbatore.

Coimbatore: A senior police official in the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) , Coimbatore range allegedly died by suicide and is suspected to have shot himself, police...

Palaniswami, the AIADMK general secretary, demanded a CBI probe into the official's death

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin expressed shock over the incident and said the demise was a huge loss to the police department.

An IPS officer posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) here allegedly died by suicide after he shot himself early on Friday.

COIMBATORE: Coimbatore range deputy inspector general of police C Vijayakumar, who shot himself dead on Friday morning, was suffering from obsessive-c.

Additional DGP (Law and Order) A Arun, who rushed to Coimbatore, told journalists that the IPS officer was undergoing treatment for depression and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) for some years.