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Hyderabad Constable Found Dead in LB Nagar ACP Office

Police have opened an investigation and ordered a post-mortem to determine cause after family members accused senior officers of harassment.

Overview

  • Police say constable J. Sai Kumar was found hanging in the LB Nagar ACP office restroom during his night shift and was declared dead after being taken to hospital.
  • Officers registered a case and moved the body to Osmania General Hospital for a post-mortem as investigators begin to collect statements and evidence.
  • Relatives staged protests at the station and demanded access to the constable’s mobile phone, saying the device may hold clues to his death.
  • Some family members reportedly entered the ACP office and damaged equipment, prompting additional police deployment to contain tensions.
  • Authorities and local media note this is the second similar police-officer death in Hyderabad in three weeks, raising questions about workplace pressure and the scope of the probe.