Shortly after her wife’s cancer-related death, IPSfficer Shiladitya Chetia commits suicide

The state police claim that he acted immediately upon learning of his wife’s death in the hospital.Shiladitya Chetia, a senior Indian Police Service (IPS) official who was the secretary of the Assamese government’s home and political department, is said to have committed suicide on Tuesday. The state police claim that he acted immediately upon learning of his wife’s death in the hospital. His spouse had been battling cancer.

The untimely demise of the officer has left the entire Assam Police family in deep grief, according to DGP GP Singh. “Unfortunately, this evening, only minutes after the attending physician announced his wife’s death from a protracted cancer battle, Sri Shiladitya Chetia IPS 2009 RR, Secretary Home and Political Government of Assam, committed suicide. The Assam Police chief stated, “The entire Assam Police family is in deep grief.”Assam Tribune reports that Shiladitya Chetia, a 2009 Indian Police Service officer, has been out of the office for the last four months, likely attending to the upheaval brought on by his wife’s illness.