India, July 19 -- A man accused of running over a couple while fleeing police after the seizure of a truck carrying poppy husk was found dead in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district on Sunday, police said. Preliminary investigation suggests the 32-year-old Kota resident died by suicide.

City superintendent of police Anand Rai said the man was found hanging near Pagara police station. Preliminary investigation suggested that he had taken the extreme step.

On Friday, a narcotics team intercepted a truck refuelling at a petrol pump in Mavan village, around 15 kilometres from Guna. The truck was carrying 25 quintals of poppy husk and was being escorted by a car.

"After the team seized the poppy husk, the car driver attempted to flee towards Asho...