Shiladitya Chetia (IPS) Age, Death, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Civil Servant
Known For	Committing suicide after a few minutes of his wife's demise due to cancer in 2024
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Civil Service
Service	Indian Police Service (IPS)
Service Years	31 August 2009 - 18 June 2024
Batch	2009
Cadre	Assam
Police Medals	2015: President's Medal for Gallantry (PMG) (15 August) 2020: DGP Commendation Disc 2021: Chief Minister's Medal
Personal Life
Date of Birth	1 March 1980 (Saturday)
Birthplace	Assam, India
Date of Death	18 June 2024
Place of Death	Nemcare Hospital, Guwahati, Assam
Age (at the time of death)	44 Years
Death Cause	Suicide by shooting himself with his service pistol
Zodiac sign	Pisces
Nationality	Indian
Educational Qualification	MA
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Widower
Marriage Date	12 May 2013
Family
Wife/Spouse	Agamonee Barbaruah aka Agamoni Barbaruah (freelance writer) (deceased)
Children	None
Parents	Father- Pramod Chetia (civil servant) (deceased) Mother- (Deceased)
Siblings	Sister(s)- 2

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shiladitya Chetia

• Shiladitya Chetia hailed from Kamrup Metropolitan district in Assam.

• His father was a DIG-rank police officer.

• Shiladitya was appointed as the Superintendent of Police in Nalbari, Assam, in January 2018.

• On 23 January 2019, he was appointed as the Superintendent of Police in Tinsukia, Assam.

• On 2 February 2022, he was appointed as the Commandant of the 4th Assam Police Battalion in Kahilipara, Guwahati. He was also given the additional charge of an SP (R&AC), Special Branch, Assam.

• Chetia served as the Superintendent of Police in the districts Sonitpur, Kokrajhar, and Barpeta. He had led many operations against criminal and terrorist groups.
  

  Shiladitya Chetia

• He was appointed as the Secretary of the Home and Political Department in the Government of Assam in Dispur on 2 February 2023.

• In 2024, he was appointed as the Secretary of the Home and Political Department in the Government of Assam.

• On 18 June 2024, Shiladitya shot himself in the back of his head with his service gun in the ICU of the Nemcare Hospital, Guwahati. This happened a few minutes after his wife, who had been battling terminal brain cancer for two years, passed away. The MD of the hospital Dr Hitesh Baruah talked about the incident in an interview and said,
  

  Today at 4.30pm, the attending doctor informed him of her passing. The doctor and a nurse were in the room with him and he requested them to step out, saying that he wanted to pray. Around 10 minutes later, a loud sound was heard from the room.”

• Chetia and his wife had been at the Nemcare Hospital for nearly two months, where she was receiving treatment for cancer. Chetia had taken leave from duty to be with his wife during this time.