Former Maharashtra ATS Chief Himanshu Roy Commits Suicide

Mumbai, May 11: In a drastic incident, Senior Maharashtra IPS officer and Former Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Chief Himanshu Roy has allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself at his residence in Mumbai here on Friday.

Roy, the additional director general of police, allegedly shot himself with his service revolver and was rushed to Bombay Hospital where he was declared dead, an official said.

The 1988-batch Indian Police Service officer, who was suffering from bone cancer, would have been 55 next month.

Roy was considered a fitness enthusiast and had been on leave since 2016, undergoing treatment for cancer.

Roy is credited with being involved in the solving of a string of prominent cases, including the murders of journalist J Dey, and also part of the team which pursued leads related to American-born Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist David Headley, who was involved in carrying out a recce mission ahead of the 26/11 terror strike.

Roy is credited with leading the investigation into the IPL betting scandal.

Former Mumbai police commissioner M N Singh termed him a courageous and hardworking officer.

"He was suffering from cancer but he was fighting it. It is very unfortunate that he had to end his life like this," Singh told reporters after visiting Roy's family to express his condolences.