Labourer engaged in preparations for PM Modi’s visit in Varanasi commits suicide

Varanasi (UP): A 36-year-old labourer engaged in preparations for the proposed event of Prime Minister Narendra Modi December 23 here allegedly committed suicide, police said Saturday.

Vikram, a resident of Afzalpur in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh, was depressed due to an illness. He committed suicide by hanging himself Friday night, they said.

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He was working at the proposed site of the prime minister’s rally at Pindra Karkhianv under Phulpur police station area and used a rope to hang himself from a pole on the other side of the venue, police said.

The body has been sent for a post mortem, they said.

PTI