ASI charged with rape hangs self

Eyewitness Amabhai Dhadhal said Gohil raped a mentally ill woman on the terrace of a commercial complex in Sihor in the early hours of January 7. Gohil was then Sihor ASI.

8216;8216;Gohil hanged himself from a tree on the outskirts of Pipaliya village,8217;8217; said PI Vallbhipur A K Parmar. 8216;8216;We have also found a suicide note addressed to Bhavnagar SP Anupamsinh Gehlot.8217;8217;

The medical report of the victim had suggested no evidence of rape. 8216;8216;In his suicide note, Gohil has said that the complaint is a conspiracy against him by PSI C K Babriya and former Sihor nagarpalika president Deepsinh Rathod,8217;8217; Gehlot said. Babriya was earlier posted in Sihor.

Gehlot said that an inquiry into the suicide will be conducted by an officer of the Deputy SP rank.