India, Oct. 20 -- A 25-year-old Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) aspirant from Andhra Pradesh allegedly died by suicide inside his rented flat in Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar on Monday, with a note recovered from the spot referring to study-related depression, investigators familiar with the case details said.

A senior police officer said that a police control room (PCR) call was received at 2.38pm regarding a suspected suicide by hanging at a house in Old Rajinder Nagar. "A police team reached the spot and found the aspirant hanging inside the locked flat," the officer said.

Preliminary investigation has not revealed any foul play, police said. The body was taken for medico-legal formalities, and further investigation is underway....