Man Found Dead In Delhi Paharganj Hotel

Police suspect it is a case of suicide...


On Thursday morning, Police said, a 25-year-old man was found hanging from the ceiling of a hotel room in the National Capital's Paharganj.

His dead body was found in PK Hotel, said police, which suspects it is a case of suicide as the room was shut from inside.

No suicide note was recovered from the body, an officer said.

According to police, the person was identified as Mohammad Qasim, who lived with his family in east Delhi's Indira Vihar area.

Qasim's father works in a plastic pipe manufacturing factory, they said.

The officer said Qasim had told his family that he was going to meet his friend but reached the hotel.

He stayed in the room and asked the staff to wake him up at 6 am.

When the staff came to wake him up the next morning, there was no response from the room, the officer said.

They then informed the police and the fire department, who broke open the door and found Qasim hanging from the ceiling. The matter is being investigated.

Edited By: Arusha Farooq

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