was found hanging from the cieling of a hotel room in the central part of the city this afternoon.
A Kolkata Police officer said the body was that of Sabeesh Kunnath, a resident of Kerala, was found hanging from the ceiling when police broke into the hotel room in Bowbazar area where he had checked in last night.
The man was in the city on being summoned by CBI for his alleged role in a duping case.
Kunnath was grilled by CBI for a couple of days for which he was probably "very upset" and might have committed suicide, the officer said.
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