In a tragic incident, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Coimbatore range), C Vijayakumar, shot himself dead with a pistol at his camp office in Race Course on Friday morning. According to sources, Vijayakumar had expressed to his fellow officers that he had been suffering from severe depression due to sleep deprivation in recent weeks. The exact reason behind the suicide is yet to be determined. Upon receiving the information, senior police officers rushed to the spot after being informed by the on-duty personnel. The body was subsequently sent for postmortem at Coimbatore Medical College Hospital. Vijayakumar, a 2009 batch IPS officer, had taken charge as the DIG of police for the Coimbatore range on January 6, 2023, replacing MS Muthusamy. Prior to his current role, he had served in various positions, including Superintendent of Police in Kancheepuram, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, and Tiruvarur districts, and as Deputy Commissioner of Police in Chennai's Anna Nagar before his promotion to DIG.