A 23-year-old aspirant of Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) committed suicide by hanging with the ceiling at his Shivani complex residence under Habibganj police station area on Monday.
According to the police, on Tuesday morning victim’s friends spotted Gaurav Shukla hanging in his house. Subsequently, they informed police and after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation.
Reason of the suicide remained unclear as no suicide note was recovered from the residence.Police said that Shukla hailed from Chhatarpur and had completed engineering from a private college of the city, he was preparing for GATE entrance examination.
Victim used to live in a rented house at Shivani Complex in Machana Colony, near 6 number bus stop, with his friend who has gone to celebrate Diwali at his native town but has not returned yet.
Victim’s family members have been informed in this regard. Police officials told that the locals and house owner would be questioned and that might help in the investigation.
Statements of the family members are yet to be recorded which could help in finding the reason which prompted the victim to take the extreme step.The death of the victim was reported by his friends who had gone to meet him on Tuesday morning but those friends were unaware of any kind of problem victim was facing.
The friends had to make a forced entry by breaking the door as before the suicide victim has bolted the door from inside. The neighbours and locals were informed by the victim’s friends.