Assistant Sub-Inspector Pathuba Gohil, who was accused of rape, committed suicide. His body was found hanging from a tree on the outskirts of Pipaliya village in Vallbhipur taluka on Thursday, a day after he was declared absconder.Gohil was wanted for allegedly raping a mentally ill woman. They had also announced an award of Rs 5,000 for providing information about Gohil. Eyewitness Amabhai Dhadhal said Gohil raped a mentally ill woman on the terrace of a commercial complex in Sihor in the early hours of January 7. Gohil was then Sihor ASI.‘‘Gohil hanged himself from a tree on the outskirts of Pipaliya village,’’ said PI Vallbhipur A K Parmar. ‘‘We have also found a suicide note addressed to Bhavnagar SP Anupamsinh Gehlot.’’The medical report of the victim had suggested no evidence of rape. ‘‘In his suicide note, Gohil has said that the complaint is a conspiracy against him by PSI C K Babriya and former Sihor nagarpalika president Deepsinh Rathod,’’ Gehlot said. Babriya was earlier posted in Sihor.Gehlot said that an inquiry into the suicide will be conducted by an officer of the Deputy SP rank.
