The body of a senior cop was found hanging from a fan inside the police station at Topchanchi in Dhanbad district on Saturday.

The dead body was identified as belonging the in-charge of Topchanchi police station cum Sub -Inspector Umesh Kachep.

Dhanbad SP(Rural)Hardip.P.Janardhan,who visited this police station,was inquiring into the case.It was reported to be the case of suicide.

Kachep,1994 batch Sub Inspecctor,owns a house in Dangratoli in Ranchi.”There was a Long Range Patrolling to start from the police station.

At around 2.30 AM on Saturday,when the Munsi of the police station was woken up,he found the body of Kachep hanging from the fan inside the police station”,said a report quoting the Munsi.