This Article is From Aug 29, 2014

Trainee IPS Officer Drowns at Police Academy Party

Trainee IPS Officer Drowns at Police Academy Party

Manu Mukt Manav belonged to Haryana.

Hyderabad: A trainee Indian Police Service or IPS officer drowned in a swimming pool during a party at the National Police Academy in Hyderabad late last night.

The officer, 30-year-old Manu Mukt Manav, was from Haryana. He attended a party at the Officer's Club inside the premises of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy at Shivrampally to mark the completion of training last night along with other batchmates.

The party continued till midnight. At some point while it was on, Manav went to the institute swimming pool along with another trainee officer, academy sources said. It is not clear yet when or how he drowned.

He was reportedly rushed to a hospital in Banjara Hills in critical condition, where he later died.

The academy's director has ordered an internal investigation.

A first information report or FIR has also been registered by the police.

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