Former bank employee dies by suicide in Panchkula hotel

In a note found in the room, the man mentioned how his bank terminated his services eight to 10 months ago on fraud accusations and how he felt ‘humiliated before his friends’

The body of a 34-year-old Daria resident whose services had reportedly been terminated by a private bank in Chandigarh some months back was found in a hotel room in Sector 10, Panchkula, on Monday, in what’s suspected to be a suicide case.

An FIR was filed under Section 306 (abetment to suicide) of the Indian Penal Code in Haryana’s Panchkula after a man was found dead in a hotel in Sector 10. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Police estimated death to have occurred due to poisoning two days ago. A note was also found in the room.

The man went missing from his home on October 10. Searching for him for the last two days, his family found his car at the hotel parking lot . After the family checked with the hotel authorities and the room was opened, the man’s body was found on the bed. “It’s likely that he consumed poison on the night of October 10. We have sent the body for post-mortem,” a police official said.

The note recovered in the hotel room mentioned how his bank terminated his services eight to 10 months ago on fraud accusations, how others were involved in the fraud, and that he felt humiliated before his friends because of it, the official added.

An FIR has been filed under Section 306 (abetment to suicide) of the Indian Penal Code. According to police, no one has been named so far.