Noida, May 9 (PTI) A 40-year-old journalist working at a news channel here has died of suicide after allegedly consuming a poisonous substance, police officials said on Thursday.

Umakant Rahi worked as video editor with the channel and was battling depression, the police said, citing information received from his wife.

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The journalist, who hailed from Aurangabad district in Bihar, lived in the Bisrakh area of Noida Extension with his family, a police spokesperson said.

"We received a memo from a private hospital that Rahi was admitted to the hospital on May 7 after he consumed a poisonous substance. He died during treatment on May 8," the police spokesperson said.

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"Information was received from his wife that he used to work as a video editor in Sector 16A, Noida. He had been a patient of depression and was mentally disturbed," the official said.

The police said further legal proceedings in the case are being carried out.

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