Love blossomed here, then tragedy struck

Woman constable tries to commit suicide after the sub-inspector she was in love with got engaged to someone else

Love blossomed here, then tragedy struck

Woman constable tries to commit suicide after the sub-inspector she was in love with got engaged to someone else

One-sided love affairs often end tragically. Here's another instance, with the Connaught Place police station being the unlikely setting. A woman constable allegedly tried to commit suicide after her lover, a sub-inspector, refused to marry her. A senior police official, on the condition of anonymity, confirmed the incident. The official said that the woman constable, Kamla (name changed on request) had slit her wrist in a bid to take her own life. She has been booked for trying to commit suicide.

Love nest? The Connaught Place police station in Delhi.u00a0Pic/Imtiyaz Khan

"An FIR has been registered against her under section 309 (attempt to commit suicide) at Connaught Place police station. She was arrested and was released on bail later," said the official.

The official added that Kamla joined Delhi police around a year ago. She is presently posted with Malviya Nagar Police Station. She had been with Connaught Place police for a month as part of a training program. She was deeply in love with a Delhi Police sub-inspector. Both had been friends for years. Kamla wanted to marry him while he was spurning her advances. A few months ago family members of the SI fixed his marriage with someone else.

"When Kamla found out that he was going to marry someone else, she had a heated argument with him. He scolded Kamla for interfering in his personal life. Fed up with the answer, Kamla went into depression. She was on duty outside Palika Bazar area when she slit her wrist with a sharp-edged weapon. Her colleagues who were on duty rushed her to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. She was discharged after three days," said the police official. The official confirmed that the constable was on duty when she tried to kill her self and she has been booked.