Gurucharan Singh was found hanging in the ship captain's pantry unit. He used a nylon rope to hang himself and his body was spotted at about 9.30 AM today by his colleagues, they said.
"Singh took the pantry key at about 9.30 last night, but did not come out for several hours. The pantry's doors were broken this morning and he was found hanging. The deceased had ligature marks around his neck," Additional Police Commissioner (South Region) Krishna Prakash said.
An inquiry has been ordered, a defence spokesperson said.
This is the second suicide committed by a sailor onboard a ship in Mumbai this month.
On September 11, sailor Nitin Yadav, posted on 'INS Mysore', had shot himself with his rifle.
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