Mangalore, January 31: A customs officer ended his life at his residence near Kadri Road here on Sunday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Shivaprasad (45), a native of Puttur, who was working as Customs Superintendent in the city since past five years.
Police sources said that Shivaprasad took this extreme step after entering his bedroom in the pretext of taking rest.
“At around 4 pm, he went to his bedroom saying that he wants to take rest. When the family members went into the room to check at around 5:30 pm, they found him hanging from the ceiling fan,” the police said quoting one of the family members.
Shivaprasad is survived by his wife and two sons. Police are of the suspicion that he might have committed suicide out of frustration.
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