Army trainee found hanging in Tamil Nadu

A young trainee in the Army Training Centre in Wellington committed suicide by hanging himself on the campus. The reason for the alleged suicide was yet to be ascertained and the body was kept at the mortuary in Coonoor.

Udhagamandalam (Tamil Nadu): A 22-year-old trainee in the Army Training Centre in Wellington was found hanging dead from a tree on the centre's campus in the early hours on Monday.

A few trainees noticed the body of Sampathkumar, hailing from Madurai and informed senior officials, the police said.

Sampathkumar had joined training four months ago.

The reason for the alleged suicide was yet to be ascertained and the body was kept at the mortuary in Coonoor, they added.

(PTI Report)