India, Nov. 2 -- A 26-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after shooting himself with a country-made pistol in a hotel room in Kharadi. Police suspect that distress over his marriage prospects and a woman he wanted to marry getting married to someone else may have contributed to his decision, officials said on Sunday.

Before taking the extreme step, the man reportedly sent a message to his friends saying it was his last message.

The victim worked as a contractual employee at a nationalised bank's Koregaon Bhima branch, police said.

He checked into a hotel in Kharadi on October 27 and booked a room on the third floor, with his check-out scheduled for October 29. However, when he failed to open the door until the afternoon, hotel staf...