Body of man found hanging at his house in Pune

The body of a 22-year-old man wasfound hanging at his residence in Wagholi area of Pune onSunday, police said.

The deceased was identified as Samir Gaikwad and acase of accidental death was registered by Lonikand police.

Although police suspect it to be a case of suicide, nosuch note was found there, an official said.

''Gaikwad was found hanging from the ceiling of hishouse around 5 pm. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, but wasdeclared dead on arrival by doctors,'' he said.

His cousin, who alerted the police about the incident,said a friend of Gaikwad had informed him about the hanging.

He said Gaikwad was active on Tiktok and he had a goodnumber of followers on it.

The government had banned the video-making app lastyear.