Guwahati RBI Manager's Corpse Found in Odisha Hotel

Guwahati, October 26, 2019:

A general manager of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Guwahati branch allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at a hotel in Odisha, police said.

The dead GM has been identified as Asish Ranjan Samal. Mr Samal was a resident of Naraharipur village in Jajpur district of Odisha. The incident occurred at Chandikhola on Friday morning.

After taking leave, the man had gone to his native village on Thursday to meet his mother. Thereafter, he went to Bhubaneswar to meet his wife, a doctor at the Kalinga Institute of Medical Science (KIIMS), and his son, a 12th standard student.

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According to reports, Mr Samal had checked into the hotel on Thursday afternoon. On Friday morning, when the hotel staff knocked at the door of the room, he did not answer, following which the hotel staff called the police.

He was later found dead hanging from the ceiling fan of his hotel room. The identity of the dead man was ascertained by the documents provided by Mr Samal at the time of check-in.

Further details are awaited.

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