Thane, April 3: A 43-year-old hardware shopkeeper allegedly committed suicide at his establishment in Badlapur area of Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Monday. Thane: Man Injured After Iron Rod Pierces His Back During CCTV Installation in Badlapur.

Some customers found the man, identified as Chogaram Chowdhari, hanging from a ceiling fan at the shop at around 11.30 am on Sunday and alerted police, an official from Badlapur police station said. Thane: Constable Found Dead on Railway Tracks in Taloja; Was Bodyguard of Former Maharashtra Minister Jitendra Awhad.

The police later sent the body for post-mortem and registered a case of accidental death, he said. A probe was on to ascertain the reason behind the extreme step, the official said.

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