Accidental firing may have cost IPS officer Sasi Kumar’s life, say local officials

June 16, 2016, NewsCrunch

While the Visakhapatnampolice are probing the manner of young IPS officer K Sasi Kumar’s death, there is a growing opinion that an accidental firing may have cost his life.

According to the Deccan Chronicle local authorities maintain that the Paderu ASP’s firearm went off accidentally and a bullet hit him in the right temple.

It quoted Superintendent of Police (Visakha Rural) Rahul Dev Sharma saying that the incident took place when Sasi Kumar was checking (his weapon’s ) functioning.

However, North Coastal Zone Inspector General of Police Kumar Vishwajeet suggested that the formal probe was still on. He told PTI that the police were not sure whether it happened accidentally or done intentionally.

“The Visakhapatnam(Rural) SP has rushed to the spot and we are examining the case," he added.

The sentries at the residence of K Sasi Kumar heard a gunshot at 6 am in the morning. They rushed in and saw that he had been injured in the head and took him to a hospital in vain.

While the earlier reports said the sentries had heard three gunshots, later reports said only one shot was heard.

A native of Erode in Tamil Nadu,  Sasi Kumar had taken charge as ASP Paderu four months ago. He had earlier worked as ASP, Allagadda