Man’s body found hanging inside hotel room

Jammu, May 18 (PTI) A man allegedly committed suicide in a hotel room here today.

The body of Vinay Kumar, a resident of Poonch, was found hanging from the ceiling fan of his hotel room in the Jewel area of Jammu city, said a police officer.

In the morning, the hotel staff had knocked on Kumar’s door. As there was no response, they informed the police.

Police rushed to the spot, opened the door with a duplicate key and found Kumar’s body hanging from the hook of the ceiling fan, the officer added.

A case has been registered and the body sent to Government Medical College (GMC) hospital. It will be handed over to relatives of the deceased after the completion of all legal and medical formalities, he said.

The officer added that initial investigations point towards a case of suicide.