70-yr-old found hanging in Champaran
BETTIAH, Nov. 12 -- A 70-year-old man who had left his home on Tuesday evening was found dead after hanging from a tree in a village in Bihar's West Champaran district on Wednesday morning, police said, adding that "murder" or "suicide" is being probed.
Majhauliya's station house officer (SHO) Amar Kumar said that the body was found hanging from a mango tree in an orchard along Sariswa- Piorati road at Barwa village Tola under the police station area on Wednesday morning.
"The body has been sent for post-mortem. The FSL team has been involved in the investigation. The matter is being probed from all angles, including murder and suicide," the SHO said.
The matter came to light after the locals spotted the body hanging in the orchard and informed the police and family members.
The deceased was a farmer by profession. Family members told police that he left home around 10pm on Tuesday and did not return. He had no known dispute or enmity, family members said....
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