IES officer hangs himself to death in Munirka, Delhi, 'He was suffering from depression', say flatmates

While battling with depression, a 25-year-old Indian Engineering Services (IES) officer allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his room on Saturday. The incident happened in southwest Delhi's Munirka area.

According to a news agency PTI, the deceased was identified as Pranav Tiwari, who hailed from Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh. Reportedly, Tiwari was living with his three batchmates, named, Dheeraj Pandey, Devender Patel and Vivek. Meanwhile, on Saturday evening, Pandey and Patel had gone to Saket Mall and Vivek had left for his native place. However, Pranav



was alone at the flat.

A police officer told PTI that when Pandey and Patel returned home at around 9 pm, they found the door locked from inside. They arranged a ladder and climbed up the backside balcony and saw Tiwari hanging from the ceiling. He was then taken down and rushed to the Fortis Hospital. 

The hospital staff declared him brought dead. However, no external injury was found on the body, police told PTI. During interrogation, his flatmates told police that he was suffering from depression. Further police investigation is underway.