BALLIA: A 28-year-old police sub-inspector died by suicide on a railway track here, allegedly after being blackmailed by a woman, an officer said on Sunday.The sub-inspector, identified as Sandeep Kumar, was posted at the Chitbarhagaon police station in Ballia, news agency PTI reported.SP Iraj Raja said police received information on Saturday night, between 7pm and 8pm, that a person had died by suicide by lying on a railway track.The information was mentioned in an MRO report filed by a railway loco pilot at the next station. Police personnel reached the spot and found a bullet motorcycle parked nearby, he said.Following an investigation, police identified the deceased as Kumar, a native of Sant Kabir Nagar. He had been posted at the Chitbarhagaon police station for the past 11 months, PTI reported.Raja said Kumar was in a romantic relationship with a young woman from the Sikandarpur police station area. The woman was allegedly pressuring him to marry her and blackmailing him.The SP also said the same woman had filed a rape case against another police official two years ago.The family members of the deceased have been informed, and police are taking necessary legal action in the matter.The body is being sent for a post-mortem examination, police said.(With agency inputs)
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