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Prof signs in attendance register at college, then hangs himself

 Prof signs in attendance register at college, then hangs himself 

17.01.2024 TOI Rajasthan

Udaipur : A 54-year-old professor of College of Technology and Engineering (CTAE) died by suicide in his office at the college in Udaipur minutes after reaching there and signing in the attendance register on Thursday moning. Prof Naveen Choudhary’s body was found hanging by the college staff, said police. A suicide note was found in the room, and Prof Choudhary had purportedly written in it that he took the drastic step at his own will as he was troubled by his illness, said SHO Bharat Yogi of Pratapnagar police station. 

Prof Choudhary, who taught in the computer science department, arrived at the college around 9am and signed the attendance register, he said. “When he did not meet the HoD and other staff members as usual, the staff went to his office to call him and found him hanging there,” said Yogi. A police team examined the site and sen


t the body to MB Hospital for post-mortem. Prof Choudhary hailed from Jodhpur and lived with his wife in Udaipur, the SHO said. TNN

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