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Youth commits suicide

By AT News Imphal |

A 24-year-old youth reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself inside a hotel room at Babupara on Wednesday.

Reports said Konsam Chandrakriti, son of late K Chandrakanta Singh of Ramnagar Tuko of Silchar within Assam’s Cachar district, was found dead inside Hotel Star this morning.

He hanged himself with a khudei (clothe) inside his hotel room. Some employees of the hotel informed the police after he did not give any response when they called him from outside the room. The door of the room was found closed from inside.

A team of Jiri police arrived there and broke the door open when he was found hanging from the ceiling.

The police have started investigation into the death.

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