Municipal Commissioner hangs self

Sources claimed that Municipal Commissioner, 54-yearold Muthu Venkateshwaran, was residing alone at the government quarters in Aruppukkottai and went to his  office at 9.30 am every day by car. On Thursday morning, since he had not yet started for office from  his residence to office, the car driver knocked at the door but did not get any response. When he peeped inside through a window, he was shocked to see the Commissioner hanging from the ceiling. The driver, immediately informed  police who rushed to the spot, broke open the front door and recovered the body. The body was taken to the Aruppukkottai government hospital for post mortem examination. 

A case has been registered and police are investigating. As there was no suicide note at the official’s residence, the cause of death was not immediately known. 

The police, suspect that some domestic dispute could be the reason for the official’s suicide.  However, only after the arrival of his relatives, progress in the investigation could be made, said police sources.