2014 batch IPS Surendra Kumar Das dies; suicide suspected; 10 things to know

KANPUR city (east) Superintendent of Police and 2014 batch IPS officer, Surendra Kumar Das, died on Sunday, four days after he had allegedly consumed poison in a suicide bid. In the “suicide note”, the officer reportedly cited some “family issues”. Here are 10 things about Das and his untimely death:

List of IAS officers who allegedly committed suicide in recent years; Why no training module on emotional quotient?

WHEN 35-year-old IAS officer DK Ravi allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Bengaluru in March 2015, an anonymous reader posted a suggestion in this BoI site: “It is high time the training academies introduced module on emotional quotient, management of emotions, handling pressure situations, maintaining balance between work and personal life, personal life ethics besides work ethics, etc etc”. The suggestion is valid even today as there has been an unease among young IAS officers four days after…