A 2009 batch IPS officer N Harish hailing from Karnataka was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the IPS Officers’ Mess at Egmore on Thursday. 

Harish came to the IPS mess in Egmore at around 8:30 pm on Wednesday. He was found dead in his room at 10:30 am on Thursday. 

The youngest officer of his batch, 32-year old Harish was recently transferred from Madurai to Chennai and was currently serving as the Assistant Commissioner in the Tamil Nadu Vigilance and Anti-Corruption wing in Chennai.

Reports say that the TN cadre officer was denied promotion as SP as he was facing a departmental enquiry.

His body has been taken to the Rajiv Gandhi government hospital for post mortem. 

Further details are awaited.