Fatehpur (UP), Jun 2 (PTI) A labourer, who had returned from Ahmedabad recently, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree at a village here, police said on Tuesday.

The body of Ram Bahadur, 42, was found hanging from the tree in Budvan village here, Station House Officer, Khaga, Satyendra Singh said.

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He said the migrant labourer had returned from Ahmedbad on May 14 and was quarantined at a tubewell shed near forest area.

"Initial probe suggested that Ram Bahadur was a drunkard due to which he committed suicide. We are awaiting post-mortem report to ascertain the cause of death," the SHO added.

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Ram Bahadur's brother-in-law Sarvesh has alleged that he was killed and hanged from a tree as he protested a love affair of a woman of his family.

Police is probing the matter.

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