Surat: A 32-year-old teaching assistant in the chemistry department of Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU) was found hanging from the ceiling in his residential quarter on the university campus on Tuesday.
The deceased, Purnachandra Rao Satyanarayan Martha, is suspected to have hanged himself three days ago, police said. He got married on November 20 when he had gone to his in Warangal of Telangana district during Diwali vacation.
Purnachandra had returned on Saturday.
Purnachandra had got his PhD degree from NIT Tiruchirappalli. His family members contacted university officials on Tuesday when Purnachandra did not answer calls on his mobile. As there was no response to the calls of his colleagues too, university officials went to check at his quarter. They had to break open the door. The body was found hanging in the kitchen.
No suicide note was found from the house. Police recovered his mobile phone from the house and it was seized for investigation.
Purnachandra had joined VNSGU’s chemistry department in December 2019 and was allotted the quarter. He lived alone and was reclusive by nature.
“Purnachandra returned on Saturday and we had a talk over the phone. As he did not come to work and all the calls of his relatives and colleagues went unanswered, we went to check at his quarter,” said Navin Patel, head of the chemistry department.