India, July 28 -- A Faridabad police officer was booked for abetment of suicide on Monday after a government employee allegedly died by suicide, leaving behind a note accusing the officer of harassment during questioning in connection with a 2017 electrocution case, officials said.

Police said the 59-year-old victim, who was due to retire in October, had been called for questioning in a case in which three children and a woman were injured after a tree came into contact with a high-tension power line. At the time, police had registered a negligence case against unidentified officials of the power utility.

Pankaj Kumar, ACP (Mujesar), said the investigation had remained unresolved for years before the victims approached the Haryana Human...