Gurgaon: An FIR was registered against an inspector on Monday after a senior technician with Power Grid Corporation allegedly died by suicide in Faridabad.Satish (60), a resident of Bhanakpur village in Ballabgarh tehsil, was found hanging at his home on Sunday morning, a day after being questioned by police in connection with a nine-year-old case.Following allegations by his family that he was harassed during the investigation, the FIR was registered under Section 108 of the BNS at Sector 58 police station against Kheri Pul SHO Devender for abetment to suicide.While sources said Satish left a suicide note and named inspector Devender as responsible for taking the extreme step, official sources denied the same, with police saying, “No such note has been mentioned in the FIR and police have not officially confirmed its recovery”.According to police, Satish was being questioned in connection with the reinvestigation of an old “negligence case” registered under sections 337 and 338 of the IPC. The case involved the electrocution of a child and a woman in 2017 in Faridabad.His son alleged in the complaint that Satish took the extreme step after being mentally harassed by police during questioning and after being threatened with arrest.He alleged that his father went to the police station at 10.30am and was let go after 6pm. Satish was told he would be arrested on Monday. The family has also alleged that he was denied water or even to go to the washroom.However, a senior police officer said, “There was no proposal to arrest Satish, who joined the investigation at Kheri Pul police station on July 25 at 10.30am and remained there until about 5 or 6pm. He cooperated with the investigation and was allowed to leave.”The case pertains to the incident in which the two people died of electrocution after a tree beneath a high-tension electricity line became electrified. Four-five children were playing underneath the tree during the time.Police earlier filed an untraced report in the case. However, the complainant challenged the investigation before a court, which ordered a reinvestigation. The victims’ family also approached Haryana Human Rights Commission.During the fresh probe, police sought details from Power Grid Corporation to determine responsibility for maintaining the high-tension line, a police officer said.The department identified Satish — the senior technician — as the official responsible for the area, following which he was served a notice to join the investigation.Satish was about to retire from service in the next two months. Police conducted the autopsy and initiated an investigation into the circumstances leading to the death.
