Noida police begins probe into ACP death

A day after a senior officer posted at the special cell of the Delhi police allegedly shot himself to death and his wife jumped off their fourth floor apartment, investigators were still groping in the dark to figure out why he took the extreme step.

Sources in the special cell said that a police team was rushed to the apartment of Amit Singh, an officer of assistant commissioner rank, in Noida Sector 100 as soon as the information about the incident was received. So far, there has been no information about any suicide note being recovered from the spot. The police informed Singh’s relatives at his hometown of Chhapra in Bihar. His post-mortem examination was conducted on Tuesday and his body was handed over to his relatives.

“An inquest has been taken up by the Noida police and we are cooperating with them,” said a senior officer, adding several officials have been questioned and none of them claimed to have noticed any change in Singh’s behaviour lately.

Singh’s wife, Sarita Singh, is still reported to be in a critical condition. She might be shifted to a specialised facility in Delhi once her condition improves, said the sources. Investigators have briefed the Delhi police about the case.