He, a retired IPS officer from

A suicide note has been recovered which is being verified with the family. DGP Sanjay Kundu said further inquiries were being made and that it would be inappropriate for him comment at this time.

Born on November 15, 1950, Ashwin Kumar served the Indian government for more than 37 years.

He, a retired IPS officer from the Himachal Pradesh cadre, served as DGP for the state between 2006 and 2008 before being appointed Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a two-year period (August 2008 to November 2010). He was the first police officer from the state to head the investigative agency.