The body of unidentified man was found hanging from a tree on the outskirts of a Khambra village within limits of Bagodar police station of Giridih district on Tuesday. The man, who appeared to be around 50 years of age, is suspected to have committed suicide. Today around 7am, we have got the information about a man’s body hanging from tree at Khambra village forest area. We have retrieved sent the body for post-mortem, said SDPO, Bagodar Deepak Sharma.
Right now it appears to be a suicide case but we are investigating it from all possible angles, including murder, he said, adding that the exact cause of death will be ascertained only after the post-mortem.
Police are trying to get first the body identified and investigation into matter is underway, the SDPO said .
According to reports local residents of Khambra village had called Bagodar police after spotting a body of a man hanging from a tree near forest. While police were investigating the case, speculation on social media made suggestions it was a murder .
The Bagodar police though say all signs point to the death being a suicide. Officer-in charge Rajiv Kumar, however, believe that the man probably committed suicide.