A young allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in the flat of BJP MLA Yogesh Shukla late on Sunday night in Lucknow. Shukla is the MLA from Bakshi Ka Talab (BKT) Assembly constituency in Lucknow. The incident occurred at Shukla’s government residence located in the Hazratganj area of the city.
The 24-year-old Shrestha Tiwari, resident of Barabanki Haidergarh, used to work in the media cell of BJP MLA. He was alone in the flat on Sunday night.
Upon receiving the information, the police officials reached the spot and and found the youth hanging. The body of the deceased has been sent for post-mortem and the probe is currently underway.
Youth hanged himself in MLA's flat
Before committing suicide, the deceased had called an acquaintance and told him that he was going to commit suicide. The person whom he had called, informed the police control room. According to the police, when the young man committed suicide, there was no one in flat number 804, which belongs to the MLA. At around 11.30 pm, the youth committed suicide by hanging himself.
Probe underway
However, the real reasons why the young committed suicide have not been revealed. He used to work in the media cell of BJP MLA. When the police reached the spot, the door of the flat was locked from inside. The policemen first knocked on the door. But when no response was received from inside, the police had to break the door. When the police reached inside, they saw the dead body hanging from the noose, after which the body of the young man was taken down and sent for postmortem. The police are currently investigating this matter.
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