Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A 25-year-old man was found hanging at his residence under Ratibad police station limits on Thursday morning. According to police, the youth identified as Simon Lawrence worked for a private firm.
For the past six years, he had been living with his maternal aunt in Shiv Nagar after the death of her husband. According to Simon’s younger brother Jerry, he was close to his aunt but the duo often quarrelled.
Alleging foul play, Jerry claimed that he found the belongings scattered in Simon’s room. His body was lying on the floor with a rope around his neck with scratch marks on his body. Jerry claimed that his brother and aunt had an argument on Wednesday night. His mobile phone is also missing, Jerry told police.
The aunt reportedly informed the family about Simon’s death early Thursday morning. No suicide note was recovered from the spot.
Police officials said the exact cause of death will be established after the post mortem. Investigations are underway to determine whether it was a suicide or if foul play was involved.
