Former CBI Director
and Ex-Governor (Manipur) Ashwani Kumar allegedly died by suicide at his home
in Shimla on Wednesday. The suicide has been confirmed by Director General of
Police Sanjay Kundu who also reached the spot.
Kumar was
found hanging at his home in Shimla. A suicide note has been recovered from the
site. The 1973-batch IPS officer had also served as Director General of Police
in Himachal Pradesh between 2006 and 2008. He was Director CBI between 2008 and
2010 and later served as Governor of Manipur and Nagaland.
Kumar hailed from
Sirmaur district -one of Himachal Pradesh's backward districts. On his return
to the state, Kumar had accepted the position of Chancellor at APG Goyal Shimla
University but quit in 2018.
During the
coronavirus-induced lockdown, he was stranded in Mumbai, where he was staying
with his son Abhishek, who was working for a private company. Kumar is survived
by his wife Chanda, son and daughter-in-law.
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