Mangaluru: Wife of a policeman found dead at police headquarters in Shakthinagar of Mangaluru city on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Uma (26), wife of Jinnappa, who serves as head constable at east traffic police station in the city.

The woman, Raichur native was reportedly hanged self after her husband moved out the residence for duty. She is survived by her husband, one year old baby and four year old kid. Exact reason for her extreme step is not known. A case stands registered at Kankanady police station on the incident.