A Sahara India agent allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself to an iron rod at his house at Government colony within jurisdiction of IEL police station in Gomia late Saturday night.
Gomia Offer-in-Charge Ashish Kumar said the deceased was identified as Ganesh Nonia, who worked as a Sahara India agent for 20 years. Police reached the spot and took the body in possession and sent it for post-mortem.
According to sources, the deceased is survived by three daughters and his widow. People informed the local IEL police station.
The incident came to light early in the morning when Radha Devi, the wife of the deceased, came out of her room to look for Nonia.
Police station in-charge Ashish Kumar told that the deceased was suffering from stress due to professional reasons. On receiving information, a team of police personnel rushed to the spot and moved the body to Tenughat, Government hospital for post-mortem. A case under Section 174 of CrPC (death by hanging) was registered and investigation is on.