CANACONA
A 21-year-old labourer from Odisha committed suicide by hanging from a tree early Sunday morning.
According to Canacona police, Sumanta Nahak was residing in a rented room at Bhatpal along with other labourers.
He was found hanging from one of the branches of a large tree with a rope as a ligature. He is believed to have committed suicide late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. Sources informed that the youth, working as a labourer, was seen a bit disturbed and depressed for the last few days and is known to have made previous attempts to end his life.
Canacona police retrieved his body and sent it for post-mortem at South District Hospital, Margao. LPSI Rifa Barretto is conducting further investigation under the supervision of Canacona PI Harish Gauns Dessai.
