DIG C Vijayakumar 2009 batch IPS officer Shoots himself dead at Coimbatore | What is the reason for DIG C VIJAYAKUMAR death?

Vijayakumar was a 2009 batch IPS officer. Earlier, he served as superintendent of police in Kancheepuram, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur districts.

He asked his personal security officer (PSO) to hand over his pistol, and he came out of the office with it. He shot himself dead around 6.50am.

Other cops, who were on duty at the camp office, informed senior police officers who reached the spot.

Sources said that Vijayakumar told his fellow officers that he had not been able to sleep properly for a few weeks and was under severe depression. But the reason for the suicide was yet to be known, police said.

Senior IPS officer C. Vijayakumar on Friday took charge as the new deputy inspector general (DIG) of police, Coimbatore range. He succeeds MS Muthusamy, who was transferred and posted as the DIG, Vellore range, earlier this week.

Coimbatore range comprises Coimbatore rural, Tirupur rural, the Nilgiris and Erode districts. Vijayakumar said the public can approach police at any time and swift action would be taken to address their grievances.