India: Man found hanging at police booth in Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 17 (PTI) An unidentified man was found hanging from a ceiling fan at a police booth in southeast Delhi's Sarita Vihar on Wednesday morning, police said.

The man was aged around 30 and no suicide note was recovered from the spot, they said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Esha Pandey said that at about 8.45 am, Constable Bharat informed the Sarita Vihar police station that a man was found hanging at the police booth of Madanpur Khaddar.

"When our staff rushed to the spot, a man aged about 30 was found hanging from the ceiling fan of the booth. The door of the booth was found locked from inside. The person was rushed to AIIMS where he was declared brought dead," she said.

The police booth was locked by staff after finishing their duty. The key was kept on window sill. The victim found it and entered the booth, she added.

No visible injury was found on physical examination of the body, police said, adding the body has been preserved and efforts are being made to trace the identity of the deceased.