Former Maharashtra ATS chief, Himanshu Roy, who was currently serving as Maharashtra ADGP, shot himself dead with his service revolver at his residence on Friday.

In the memory of the decorated officer, who led the investigation in several high profile cases, the Mumbai police on Twitter wrote that he was a remarkable investigator, a wonderful human being and an inspiration for all.

Mumbai police added that the void left by late Himanshu Roy would be difficult to fill in the department.

“A loss we all at @MumbaiPolice , are yet to come to terms with. A remarkable investigator, a wonderful human being and an inspiration for all, Late Himanshu Roy has left a void difficult to fill in the department. We will remember him with pride and gratitude,” Mumbai police posted on Twitter.

A loss we all at @MumbaiPolice , are yet to come to terms with. A remarkable investigator, a wonderful human being and an inspiration for all, Late Himanshu Roy has left a void difficult to fill in the department. We will remember him with pride and gratitude 🙏 pic.twitter.com/Iiay60bfZk

— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) May 12, 2018

On Friday, Himanshu Roy had shot himself in the mouth at his Nariman Point home at 12.40 pm and he was rushed to the Bombay hospital, where he was declared brought dead.

A doctor who first examined the deceased officer’s body had said that the resultant injury was visible right upto his skull.

The body of the deceased officer has been sent to Gokuldas Tejpal (GT) hospital for post mortem.

A suicide note was later recovered, which claimed that Roy, who was medical leave for the last two years, killed himself out of frustration.

“Roy was on medical leave for the last two years as he had cancer and the suicide note, in his own handwriting, makes it clear that he ended his life out of frustration due to this illness,” a statement from the Mumbai police said.

1988 batch IPS officer Roy, who was honoured with President’s medal for distinguished and meritorious services in 2012, had handled several high profile cases including IPL spot-fixing scandal, the firing on Dawood’s brother Iqbal Kaskar’s driver Arif Bael, Journalist J Dey murder case, the double murder case of Vijay Palande, Laila Khan and the murder of law graduate Pallavi Purkhayasta.