Police chief found shot dead

SUBANG, West Java: First Lt. Kasdari, chief of Jalancagak city police precinct in Subang regency, was found dead with a massive head wound in his office on Saturday.

He was believed to have shot himself in the head, the Antara news agency said, quoting police in Purwakarta.

He was found by one of his staff who had earlier thought the chief was sleeping on his desk. The officer said he did not hear a gunshot but said the sound may have been overwhelmed by the buzzing of a lawn mower outside.

Kasdari's wife and children had recently abandoned him and this may have been the reason for his taking his life, sources said. (emb)