A goods vehicle driver was found dead inside the Chekkanurani police station in Madurai district, officials said on Saturday, November 14, 2026. Police said the man, a native of Devaram in Theni district, allegedly died by suicide inside the station, where he had been brought for questioning after he had earlier filed a complaint in a matter, ANI reported.

Source: ANI via Daily Prabhat

India Today reported that the driver, identified as Balakrishnan, was found hanging in the station restroom. His body was recovered and sent to the Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai for a postmortem examination. The Madurai district superintendent of police held an inquiry at the station, and police said CCTV footage from the station is being examined to establish the sequence of events.

Judicial inquiry ordered, case to go to CB-CID

South Zone Inspector General of Police Vijayendra Bidari said that, in accordance with the standard procedure followed in cases of death inside a police station, a judicial inquiry would be conducted, and the case would also be transferred to the CB-CID for further investigation, ANI reported. Authorities said departmental action would also be initiated against the police station personnel who were present at the time of the incident.

The death is being treated by police as an alleged suicide, and no finding on how it happened has been made yet. The postmortem report, the CCTV examination and the judicial inquiry are expected to establish what took place inside the station. Further details are awaited.