UP sub-inspector dies while sleeping as roof collapses during heavy rains at ACP office in Ghaziabad | Ghaziabad News

GHAZIABAD: A 58-year-old sub-inspector died when the roof of the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) office in Ankur Vihar collapsed during severe storms and heavy rainfall in the early hours of Sunday. The deceased officer, identified as Veerendra Mishra from Etawah, had started his career as a constable in the Uttar Pradesh Police. ACP Ajay Kumar Singh said Mishra was working late on Saturday night at the office to complete some tasks and fell asleep there. Around 2am on Sunday, the roof gave way due to the storm, fatally injuring him. The building, which previously functioned as a police chowki, was being used as the ACP office because of space constraints. The Ankur Vihar police station and circle were sanctioned by the Uttar Pradesh government in March 2023, with the office operating from the Indirapuri chowki under Loni before the new circle was formed. Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.