India
Indian army’s lieutenant colonel found dead in Ranchi
Ranchi: In a possible case of suicide or murder, an Indian army’s lieutenant colonel was found dead in Jharkhand state of India.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the 48-year-old lieutenant colonel, Diwakar Kumar, was found dead in the parking area of a Khelgaon housing complex under the Khelgaon police station limits in Ranchi area of the state, police official said.
Diwakar Kumar was posted at Station Headquarters in Ranchi, the police officer said, adding that he hailed from Bihar’s Muzaffarpur.
“It appears that the officer fell from the terrace of an eight-storey building in the complex. We are investigating whether he fell accidentally or jumped from the terrace,” Khelgaon police station in-charge Gajesh Kumar told media men.
