Decomposed Body of UPSC Aspirant Missing For 2 Weeks Found Hanging From Tree in Delhi

Delhi: The decomposed body of a UPSC aspirant Deepak Kumar Meena, who was missing for two weeks, was found hanging from a tree in a forest area in the Mukherjee Nagar area of Delhi on Monday.

Meena's body was recovered from the forest area near a coaching institute library on September 20. Meena, who hailed from Rajasthan 's Dausa, had been missing for several days.

A senior police officer said it was suspected that Meena had committed suicide.

"CCTV cameras have been checked and it is suspected to be a case of suicide. A probe is underway," he said.

Meena's father CL Meena told the police that his son arrived in Delhi in July to prepare for the Union Public Service Commission ( UPSC ) mains exam after qualifying for the preliminaries.

He used to call home every evening. Meena's father said that the family last spoke to him on September 10.

When he did not call on September 11-13, CL Meena reached Delhi and began a search for his son.

CL Meena also went to Meena's PG accommodation where his roommates told him that his son had not returned for two days. After this, he filed a complaint at Mukherjee Nagar police station.

During the searches, Meena's body was found in a forest area near the institute where he attended classes. It is suspected that he had gone to the forest area after class, the officer said.

Meena's bag was found hanging from the same tree, he said and added that no suicide note was recovered.

The body was handed over to the family after post-mortem.

(with PTI inputs)