Unable to bear the pain of loosing his partner, Home Secretary Assam Shiladitya Chetia shot himself dead moments after his wife breathed her last in a hospital.
An IPS officer Shiladitya was secretary of home and political department in the Assam government.
His wife was reportedly battling with brain cancer for a long time.
The officer shot himself with his service gun inside the ICU where his wife died.
Chetia had served as superintendent of police in Golaghat, Barpeta and Sonitpur districts.
He oversaw counter insurgency operations in Tinsukia before taking charge as secretary in the Assam government.
The couple was issuless.
His wife was battling terminal brain cancer in its fourth stage. He was in keave for the past four months.
He was informed about his wife’s death Tuesday evening. On reaching hospital, Chetia asked the medical staff to leave him alone with his wife as he wanted to pray.
As the medical staff and doctors stepped out they heard a gun shot and rushed inside only to find Chetia lying in the ground in a pool of blood.
Senior police officers rushed to the hospital. Later Chetia’s body was taken to Guwahati Medical College for post mortem. Director General Assam Police GP Singh has offered condolence over the sad incident.