Haridwar, Oct 4 (PTI) A young government employee died under mysterious circumstances at the collectorate here with his family alleging that he was murdered, police said on Wednesday.

Kamal Kumar (22), who worked as a junior assistant clerk at the collectorate, was found hanging from a ceiling fan inside a room at the collectorate on Tuesday, SIDCUL police station incharge Naresh Rathore said.

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A suicide note was also recovered from the spot in which Kumar had said he alone was to be blamed for the extreme step he was taking.

However, his mother lodged a complaint at the SIDCUL police station saying she had suspicion that her son was first murdered and then hanged from a ceiling fan to make it appear like a suicide, he said.

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On the basis of her complaint a case under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code has been lodged against unidentified persons, Rathore said.

The matter is being investigated from all angles, he said.

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