Kochi (PTI): A former local committee secretary of the CPI(M) was found dead at the party office in a town in Ernakulam district on Friday, police said.

The deceased has been identified as Pankajakshan (65), a resident of Manakkunnam, Udayamperoor.

According to the FIR, he was found hanging from a ceiling fan in the reading room of the CPI(M) party office around 8 am.

The Udayamperoor police, which registered a case, suspect it to be a case of suicide by hanging.

A police officer said that Pankajakshan’s family informed them he had been depressed over financial issues recently.

The body was first discovered by a newspaper delivery boy, who alerted local party leaders, an official said.

Police said detailed statements from the relatives will be recorded to ascertain the exact reason

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