MOHALI: A 27-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his rented accommodation at Balongi late on Monday. No suicide note was found from the crime spot. However, the police have found a copy of a complaint which had been lodged by the victim against his wife and mother-in-law at a police station in Chandigarh some days back.

The victim in the complaint had accused his wife and mother-in-law of harassing him. According to the police, the deceased has been identified as Anil Kumar (27), a resident of Chandigarh and presently living in a rented accommodation at Balongi. He was working in a shopping mall located in Mohali.

On Monday, the victim hanged himself from a ceiling fan and somebody informed the police about it. After receiving information, a team of Balongi police station reached the spot and took the victim to Kharar civil hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. Sources said in his complaint he had stated that he got married a few years ago and his wife had lived with him for only 20 days. Later, his wife and his mother-in-law started harassing him.

Yogesh Kumar, Balongi station house officer (SHO), said, "We did not find any suicide note from the spot. We have received an old complaint, which had been lodged by the victim against his wife and mother-in-law. We have initiated inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC at Balongi police station."