Muzaffarnagar, Sep 25 (PTI) An 85-year-old man hanged himself to death at his home here, police said Saturday.

They said Feru Singh's body was found hanging from a grille Friday evening, but it was not immediately clear why he took the extreme step.

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The man was a resident of Bhartiya Colony under the New Mandi police station here.

Police said the body has been sent for postmortem and investigation in the case taken up.

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In another incident, the body of a 40-year-old man was found near a road in the civil line police station area here.

Police said they have not been able to identify the deceased yet. The body has been sent for postmortem.

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