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Three Dharawad Cops Suspended After Student Dies By Suicide Following Harassment, Extortion Bid
24htopnews | April 30, 2026 2:09 AM CST

Three police personnel in Dharawad were suspended after an 18-year-old BSc student allegedly died by suicide following harassment. Police are accused of threatening to implicate him in a drug case and demanding ₹20,000. Authorities said the allegations are being verified as part of an ongoing probe into the incident.

Bengaluru, April 29: Three police personnel in Dharawad city were suspended after a student allegedly died by suicide due to harassment by the police.

Suspension confirmed, probe underway: SP Kumar

According to Dharawad Superintendent of Police Shashi Kumar, the police allegedly threatened Adithya Myageri (18), a BSc student to implicate him in a drug case, leading to suicide.

The police personnel have been suspended and the veracity of the harassment allegations are being verified before further actions are initiated, he said.


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