Banda (UP), Nov 23 (PTI) A forest guard allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree here, police said on Monday.

Manoj Kumar Yadav (25) was found hanging from a tree in the forest area adjacent to a agriculture university under the City Kotwali police station limits here on Sunday, SHO Dinesh Singh said.

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The deceased lived at Bijali Kheda locality in the house of his married sister, the SHO said.

A brother of the deceased told police that Manoj had informed him about taking the extreme step but he committed suicide before he could locate him.

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