IT engineer from US Nagar ends life

IT engineer from US Nagar ends life

A 28-year-old software engineer from Uttarakhand committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at a rented accommodation at Dhakoli in Zirakpur (Mohali district) today.


The deceased has been identified as Maninder Singh Virk, a resident of Jai Nagar in Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand.

According to sources, the incident came to light when Maninder’s friends returned from work and found him hanging from the ceiling fan in his room. They immediately informed the police which took the body in their custody.

Investigation Officer Gurmeet Singh said the reason behind Maninder taking the extreme step could not be ascertained as no suicide note was found from his person or the spot.

Sources added when Maninder’s family was informed about his death, his wife Mandeep Kaur too hanged herself to death in Udham Singh Nagar. Maninder got married last month and was working in an IT firm as a software engineer in Panchkula, the police said.

The body was handed over to the family members after a post-mortem at the Civil Hospital, Dera Bassi.

The police have filed the proceedings under Section 174 of the IPC at Dhakoli police post and initiated investigation.