Govt clerk’s body found hanging in office room, wife files murder case

New Delhi: The body of a 50-year-old senior government clerk was found hanging in his office Etah, following which his wife filed a case of murder.

Bhagwan Singh’s body was found hanging from a fan in his office in ADM (Finance) and his mouth was covered with a black cloth on Thursday, Circle Officer Nivesh Katiyar said, adding the mobile of the deceased was also missing.

In her complaint to the police, Singh’s wife alleged that his colleagues were “pressuring” him regarding some file and he refused to budge. Thereafter, they developed an “enmity” towards him, she said.