20-year-old youth commits suicide

New Delhi: A 20-year-old youth allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan in a hotel room in east Delhi’s Preet Vihar area, police said today.

Deceased Anshul Soni lived at Burari area of the city.

His body was found hanging from a ceiling fan in a room in his uncle’s hotel in Preet Vihar area late last evening.

Before committing suicide, Anshul in his Whatsapp message to his friends and family said that he will be remembered after he will be no more but did not give any reason for the extreme step taken by him, said a senior police officer.

Anshul was in the room for the whole of Wednesday and did not open door which led to suspicion and door of the room was forcibly opened in the evening when his body was found hanging from a fan there.

A case has been registered at Geeta Colony police station and investigation has been taken up, added the officer.