Family of UP cop who 'shot himself' refutes suicide claims
30 May 2018 |
- After Uttar Pradesh police officer Rajesh Sahani allegedly shot himself with his service revolver in Lucknow Tuesday, his friends and family have demanded a CBI probe into his death, refuting claims that he committed suicide.
- Reports said Sahani, a 1992-batch UP Provincial Police Service officer, shot himself at the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) headquarters, Gomtinagar.
- His cousin Manoj said Sahani "would never ever commit suicide".
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Sahani was set to travel to Mumbai for daughter's admission
The plans |
- Sahani, who worked with NIA prior to joining ATS in 2014, was investigating a case where a cook bugged the house of an Indian diplomat and leaked important information to Pakistan's ISI.
- Sahani was scheduled to visit Mumbai on May 31, to get his daughter Shreya admitted to the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
- On June 5, he was scheduled to return to Lucknow.
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Sahani's friend says he had a family vacation planned
Friends' take |
- Sahani's school friend Neeraj Goel said the deceased had made plans to visit Lonavala or Khandala during his Mumbai visit.
- He added there was not the slightest inkling Sahani would take his life.
- "Rajesh was thinking of a family vacation in Ladakh or Cochin later this year. He wanted my family and me to join him," Goel revealed.
- Another school friend, Lokesh Sharma, agreed.
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Sahani's cousin Manoj says he was reserved because of job
It's impossible |
- His friends recollected Sahani had a close-knit family and was close to his wife Shalini.
- Sahani's friend Animesh Kumar said, "I simply cannot believe this is a suicide."
- Demanding a CBI probe into his death, his cousin said, "He used to talk less, maybe because of the nature of his job. He would not share with us any official information."
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Days before, former Mumbai top cop had killed himself
FACT |
Sahani's suicide comes days after former Maharashtra ATS chief Himanshu Roy took his life in a similar fashion. Though Roy was battling depression, the reason behind Sahani's alleged suicide is yet to be ascertained. His family is yet to come to terms with the death. |
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