Telangana man’s body removed from tree three days after suicide

Hyderabad, Dec 8 : Three days after a man hanged himself in a village in Telangana’s Nizamabad district, his body was brought down from the tree on Tuesday and was shifted for autopsy following an assurance by the authorities that justice will be done to his family.
Tension prevailed in Nayavanandi village as people continued to resist the police’s attempt to shift the body of T. Gangadhar for autopsy, demanding justice for the family.
The 43-year-old had hanged himself due to alleged harassment by the police in connection with the suspicious death of a woman.
The villagers were demanding that Gangadhar’s family be paid a compensation of Rs 25 lakh and employment be provided to one eligible family member. Gangadhar was found hanging from a tree in the village on Sunday.
The police had questioned him in connection with the death of a woman under suspicious circumstances. His relatives and villagers alleged that the police harassed him and beat him up. Unable to bear the harassment and torture, Gangadhar committed suicide, they alleged.
Following protests by the villagers, Inspector General (Nizamabad Range) N. Shivashankar Reddy constituted a special team to probe Gangadhar’s suicide.