Assam Home Secretary Shiladitya Chetia dies by suicide minutes after wife succumbs to cancer

way2barak, June 18: Shiladitya Chetia, a senior IPS officer who served as the home and political department’s secretary in the Assam government, reportedly died by suicide on Tuesday. State police officials stated that he took this extreme step shortly after learning of his wife’s death in the hospital. She had been battling cancer.

GP Singh, the Director General of Police, informed the public about the officer’s death, stating that he died by suicide shortly after his wife succumbed to cancer.

“In an unfortunate turn of events, Sri Shiladitya Chetia IPS 2009 RR, Secretary Home and Political Government of Assam, took his own life this evening, a few minutes after the attending physician declared the death of his wife who was battling cancer for a long time. Entire Assam Police family is in deep grief,” said the Assam Police chief.

DGP Singh expressed profound sorrow on behalf of the entire Assam Police family over the officer’s tragic passing.

According to local media reports, Chetia is believed to have shot himself.