A 35-year-old police constable attached with Bund Garden traffic division committed suicide by hanging himself in his house at Tadiwala Road on Tuesday night
Though no suicide note was recovered, cops believe that Manoj Patrud took the extreme step as he was under stress.
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According to police, Patrud has an extra marital affair due to which there was discord in his marital life. His wife had left him and was living with her parents, while the deceased lived with the paramour in his house.
“On Tuesday night, Patrud had a verbal spat with his paramour following which he locked himself in a room and committed suicide by hanging himself,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (traffic) Vishwas Pandhare.
The Bund Garden police, who are investigating the case, said that they received a call after Patrud’s paramour and his neighbours discovered that he has hanged himself.