GRP constable ends life by hanging from tree at Wadegaon (Kale)

 

A constable attached with Government Railway Police (GRP) Headquarters in Nagpur committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree at Wadegaon (Kale) village under the jurisdiction of Kuhi Police Station. The deceased was identified as Roshan Manohar Girhepunje (37), a resident of Juna Babulkheda, Ajni. According to police, Girhepunje left the house for the office on December 7 and did not return home. He was living with wife Vaishnavi (27) and a five year-old daughter Mrunmai. As he did not return home, the family members launched a search for him and also lodged a complaint with the Ajni Police. On Saturday morning, a farmer noticed Girhepunje’s body hanging from a tree and his Pulsar motorcycle (MH-36/AC-4652) parked near it.

 

The spot is around three km from Nagpur-Umred highway. The farmer alerted the Kuhi Police. The police staff rushed to the spot and noticed that Girhepunje committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree with a nylon wire. The body was sent for post-mortem. However, the reason behind Girhepunje’s extreme step could not be ascertained, so far. A case of accidental death was registered by Kuhi police.

 

 

Gihhepunje was working with the Reader Branch of the GRP Headquarters. He was known to be a calm and quiet person. After leaving the office on December 7, he went missing. During the investigation, his location was traced near the Bhedaghat waterfall, but he later switched off his mobile phone.