Mumbai, November 29: A 37-year-old hotelier allegedly ended his life on Friday by hanging himself in suburban Andheri, police said. The reason behind the suicide was yet to ascertained. The incident took place in a room on the sixth floor of Hotel Grace, situated on J B Road in Andheri, on Friday afternoon, an official said.

Vaibhav Shetty, resident of suburban Mulund, allegedly hanged himself with a bed sheet in the hotel room, he said. The death came to light when hotel staff found that he was not responding despite repeated knocking on the door and alerted D N Nagar Police Station. Lay-Off Leads to Suicide; Hyderabad IT Employee Pogaku Harini Hangs Herself to Death After Receiving Pink Slip.

The police broke the door open and found Shetty's body was hanging from the ceiling fan. He was taken to a hospital, but was declared dead before arrival.

An accidental death report was registered at D N Nagar police station and probe was underway, the official said. Shetty owned afew hotels in the suburbs, he said. Police are also checking his mobile call records, the official said.

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