THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A civil police officer associated with the Neyyattinkara police station was found hanging in a hotel room in Thampanoor on Friday morning.
The deceased has been identified as S J Saji, who according to his family, has been missing for the last two days.
Saji reportedly took the room on rent on Thursday afternoon. It was the hotel staff, who found him hanging.
Saji's relatives said he was a stressed lot after being mentally harassed by the senior officers of the police station.
The family had lodged a police complaint after his disappearance two days back.
The relatives said they will approach higher police officials to seek justice for Saji. The body has been moved to the Medical College mortuary. Thampanoor police have registered a case in this regard.
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