Hyderabad, Nov. 10 -- Allegedly distressed over financial issues, a 52-year-old real estate businessman died by suicide in Shamirpet on Monday, November 9.

The deceased was identified as Gouri Shankar Varaprasad, a resident of Kompally. According to the police, Varaprasad is suspected to have consumed poison when he visited the Lakshmapur lake tank bund.

Speaking to Siasat.com, Shamirpet police inspector K Narsimha Reddy said, "Varaprasad's body was found near the Lakshmapur Tank Bund at 6 pm. Preliminary investigation suggests that he was under financial distress."

The police registered a case of suspicious death under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and initiated an investigation.

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