Man hangs self to death in East Delhi hotel room

New Delhi: A 42-year-old boutique owner allegedly committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling fan at a hotel room in East Delhi's Preet Vihar area, police said on Friday.

The deceased was identified as Yogesh, a resident of Geeta colony, they said.

According to Jasmeet Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (East), on Friday, the Preet Vihar Police Station got information regarding a suicide at a hotel near Vikas

Marg. The body of a man was found hanging from a fan in a room of the hotel. The hotel staff members said that Yogesh checked into the hotel on Thursday at around 7 am. According to the DCP, the family members of the deceased told police that he had sent a message to them regarding the suicide, following which they rushed to the hotel and broke open the door of the room, only to find him hanging from the ceiling fan, DCP said.