Man from Goa commits suicide outside Mumbai airport

A man, hailing from Goa allegedly committed suicide outside the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here, police said.

Manuel Pereira hung himself from an iron rod from a bridge outside the airport early yesterday.

He was travelling on a Dubai-Goa flight, which was on transit in the city. After taking out his baggage and placing it at the airport, he ventured out of the premises to take the extreme step, police said, adding that his family had been contacted in Goa.

He was identified from the passport in his pocket, police said.

A case of accidental death has been registered by police and the cause of suicide was yet to be ascertained, they added.

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