Lucknow, May 13: A senior Provincial Civil Services (PCS) officer, Vinod Kumar Rai, posted as ADM (West) in the state capital allegedly committed suicide by consuming sulphas tablets late on Friday night. Rai was with his 22-year-old domestic help at his official Butler Palace residence when he took the extreme step.
Rai was rushed to the Civil Hospital from where he was referred to the Trauma Centre at Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University. After struggling for life for a few hours, Rai finally breathed his last at around 5am.
Though the exact cause of Rai taking the extreme step could not be ascertained, family tension is suspected to be the reason. Rai's wife Neelima had left for her native district Deoria only a couple of days back. Rai belonged to Mau district.
On Friday night at around 11pm, Rai had dinner and asked his maid Suresh to give him message. After sometime, Suresh went to his room. Meanwhile, Rai had a mobile conversation with his wife Neelima at around Friday midnight.
After midnight, Rai allegedly consumed some sulphas tablets. Soon, he started feeling uneasy and woke up his domestic help Suresh. He then asked him to install a fan outside the room, the police said.
Soon, Rai started vomiting and it was at that time he told Suresh about consuming sulphas. A panic-struck Suresh then alerted one of the Rai's neighbours, an ACJM. Rai was rushed to Civil Hospital from where he was referred to the Trauma Centre.
DIG Ashutosh Pandey was informed about the incident at around 3.30am. Pandey rushed to the Trauma Centre and even talked to Rai. The DIG confirmed talking to Rai. He said Rai did recognise him by his voice and talked to him for a few minutes.
After sometime Rai breathed his last.
Family members of Rai, including his son Utkarsh, who is pursuing BTech in Noida and his wife Neelima were informed. By afternoon, both reached Lucknow, the police said.
Family members of Additional District Magistrate Vinod Kumar Rai
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