Kota (Rajasthan) Apr 13 (PTI) A 42-year-old man allegedly hanged himself from a tree in a forest here, after losing Rs 1 lakh in gambling, police said on Saturday.

According to police, the victim, identified as Narendra alias Narhari Dhakad, a resident of Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh, had been missing since Monday.

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Narendra, a truck driver by profession, had come to unload his truck in Baran in Rajasthan. The initial investigation revealed that he had lost Rs 1 lakh while gambling in an inebriated state due to which he allegedly committed suicide, Station House Officer Jitendra Singh said.

His body was found in a forest in the Dhakad Khedi area under the Udhyog Nagar police station on Friday, the SHO said.

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However, no suicide note was recovered, he said.

Narendra's truck was found parked near the area, he said.

The police had filed a case under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) section 174 (unnatural death). The body was handed over to the kin after the post-mortem, he said.

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