NEW DELHI: A decomposed body of a civil service aspirant was found hanging from a tree in a jungle in North-West Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar area, an officer said on Monday.
The deceased, identified as Deepak Kumar Meena, a native of Rajasthan’s Dausa, who was missing since September 14 had qualified the preliminary examination of the Union Public Service Examination. His body was recovered from the jungle area near an institute’s library on September 20.
According to the officer, the investigations so far has revealed that he committed suicide. “The CCTVs have been checked and it is suspected to be a case of suicide. Though, the probe is underway,” the officer said.
Meena’s father CL Meena told police that his son had come to Delhi in July to do the preparations for mains, as he had already qualified pre exams of the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission).
The officer said Meena’s father had told them that they used to speak to him daily in the evening. They even spoke last on September 10. When they did not get any call from him on September 11, 12 and 13, then his father came to Delhi and searched for him.
The officer furter stated that his father also went to his PG where he used to stay. Deepak’s PG mates told him that he did not come for two days, then his father approached Mukherjee Nagar Police station.
During investigation and searches, the body was recovered from the jungle area near the institute, where he would take classes. It is suspected that he went to the jungle after attending his classes, the officer said.
His bag was also found hanging on the branches of the same tree, the officer said, adding no suicide note was recovered. The body has been handed over to the family after the post-mortem examination.