Nagpur, Feb 19 (PTI) A 35-year-old man allegedly committed suicide due to his gambling addiction, a Nagpur police official said on Sunday.

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He had lost a huge amount on 'satta', a local betting racket operated by a syndicate, over the last few weeks, which drove him to take the extreme act, the Jaripatka police station official said.

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"He hanged himself from a tree on Saturday afternoon," he added.

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