Shobha had joined police force after husband’s death

By NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A senior woman officer of Karnataka police was reportedly found dead in her flat allegedly due to cardiac arrest here in the city. She was 59.

The officer was identified as Shobha Khatavkar. Police have registered a case of unnatural death.

Shobha was recently promoted as the Superintendent of Police.

According to the reports, Shobha was found dead at her residence in Puttenahalli, around 8 pm on Friday evening. She was alone at her residence and her family members grew suspicious when she did not receive their phone calls. They contacted a security official to check the flat, who found her dead and informed her family.

Shobha joined the Police Department in 1990 as a sub-inspector following the death of her husband, Srikanth Khatavkar, who was a sub-inspector.