Ranchi, May 22 -- Initial police investigations into the alleged suicide of 38-year-old Ranchi restaurateur Abhimanyu Bhatia point towards severe financial distress, police said.

According to Ranchi City Superintendent of Police Paras Rana, Bhatia's family told investigators that he had been grappling with financial troubles which had caused him significant mental agony.

Bhatia was found dead at one of his establishments in the Lalpur area on Thursday in an apparent case of suicide, officials said.

The victim, identified as Abhimanyu Bhatia, also known as Luv, allegedly consumed a poisonous substance. His body has been sent for post-mortem examination.

"Regarding this suspected case of suicide, an Unnatural Death (UD) case has been re...