Mumbai supercop Himanshu Roy commits suicide; forensic team arrives at spot

Maharashtra's Additional Director General of Police Himanshu Roy reportedly committed suicide by shooting himself in Mumbai on Friday afternoon, official sources said. Roy, who would have turned 55 next month, was fighting cancer and was on medical leave since 2016. The forensic team has arrived at his residence for investigation.

According to preliminary information, Himanshu Roy shot himself at around 1:40 pm with his service revolver at his home in south Mumbai. He was rushed to the Bombay Hospital where he was declared dead.

Himanshu Roy, from the 1988 batch of Indian Police Service (IPS), had served in elite groups of the Maharashtra Police, including as chief of the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and in the Crime Branch.before being appointed as the additional director general of police in November 2016. Roy is credited with being involved in many high-profile investigations, including journalist J Dey murder case and the murder of fringe Bollywood actor Laila Khan and law graduate Pallavi Purkhayasta.
Roy, who was joint commissioner of police (Crime) from 2012-2014, is credited with leading the investigation into the IPL betting scandal.