Disturbed man hangs self from tree in Borivali

A 35-year-old delivery boy with a reputed food aggregator allegedly committed suicide by hanging from a tree in Borivali (W) on Friday. Police said that the deceased, identified as Dhaval

Atul Joshi, was mentally disturbed and was under treatment for the last three years. MHB Police have recorded an Accidental

Death Report in the matter and have recovered no suicide note from the spot.

According to a senior police officer, Joshi's body was found by a local resident, who immediately alerted police. Joshi, a local resident, had hanged himself with a dupatta near Surya Ground at LIC Road in Borivali (W), Popat Yele, senior inspector of MHB police station said.

"Prima facie it has come across that Joshi was under mental distress and was extremely emotional, for which he was undergoing treatment. We received a call at around 8.30 am on Thursday, following which he was rushed to the civic-run Shatabdi Hospital in Borivali (W)," Yele said. A preliminary post mortem report has revealed the cause of death as death by hanging, and no foul play is suspected, said police.

Police recorded the family's statement and have not registered a complaint against anyone. There was no love affair gone wrong in this matter as well and Joshi allegedly took his life due to the mental distress. Yele added that they have scrutinised the CCTV camera footage of the area before the incident occurred and no foul play is suspected.

The deceased, identified as Dhaval Atul Joshi, was mentally disturbed and was under treatment for the last three years