Mumbai, September 8: The accused arrested in connection with the murder of an air hostess in Mumbai died by suicide by hanging himself using his pants in the lockup at Andheri station on Thursday, the police said. According to the police, the deceased's name is Vikram. Vikram, a cleaning staff of the housing society was arrested for killing an air hostess inside her flat in Mumbai's Powai on Monday. Mumbai Air Hostess Murder Case: Accused Vikram Atval, Arrested in Connection With Flight Attendant Rupal Ogrey’s Death, Dies by Suicide in Lock-Up.

Meanwhile, the body has been sent for post-mortem, added the police. Further details are awaited. A flight attendant was found dead in a flat in Mumbai last night, the police said on Monday. The police have registered a murder case.

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