WB: Man found hanging in hospital

A man, Manojit Das, a resident of Balurghat who was admitted to the medical college has been found hanging in West Bengal's Malda district.

Malda (West Bengal): A man has been found hanging in a hospital in West Bengal's Malda district, police said.

Manojit Das, a resident of Balurghat in neighbouring Dakshin Dinajpur district, was found hanging by his neck in the bathroom of Malda Medical College and Hospital on Monday night, an officer said.

The body was discovered by his wife when she came to visit him, the officer of English Bazar police station said.

Das was admitted to the medical college since Sunday with stomach ache, hospital superintendent Amit Dan said.

He was referred to the medical college from Balurghat District Hospital, Dan said.

The body has been sent for post-mortem to ascertain the cause of death, the police officer said.

A case has been registered and investigation started, he added.