
A 52-year-old cloth merchant from Shahdara, Nandnagri allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison in a Ghaziabad lodge on Wednesday night.
Pramod Kumar Goyal was found dead in room 103 of Aditi Lodge today morning. The lodge is located in Bajeria behind the office of the superintendent of police.
The body was first seen by the waiter who had gone to give him the food bill. 8220;When Goyal did not respond to calls, the waiter peeped through the window and saw him lying in the bathroom,8221; said Vijay Bhushan, SP city.
8220;We have informed his family members8230;. We have questioned them of the possible reasons of the suicide,8221; the SP said. 8220;According to Goyal8217;s family members he was short-tempered and used to rebuke his sons for not being able to handle the cloth business. Whenever arguments over the issue took place, he would leave home and stay at his friend8217;s house in Meerut. But this time, he decided to stay at a lodge in Ghaziabad,8221; said Rajesh Chowdhary, chowki-in-charge, Kotwali.
Meanwhile, police have found a rat poison cake from Goyal8217;s room.