Ludhiana, Oct. 11 -- A man from Nagaland was found dead under mysterious circumstances on Friday morning in a hotel near Lassi Wala Chowk, near Lakkar Bazaar. The deceased, identified as Hutovi Seema, had recently returned from Kashmir, where he worked at a hotel before resigning. He had checked into the Ludhiana hotel on October 7.

According to police, suspicion arose when the man failed to respond to repeated knocks on his door on Friday morning. The hotel manager, sensing something unusual, broke open the door and discovered the lifeless body of the guest hanging from a ceiling fan. Blood was splattered across the room, raising doubts about whether it was suicide or a case of foul play.

The hotel owner immediately informed the Divisi...