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Man found hanging from tree in Thane

The police later shifted the body to a government hospital for a post-mortem.

Thane: A 23-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in Maharashtra’s Thane city on Tuesday, May 12, an official said.

The deceased, identified as Praveen Wankhede, was found hanging from a tree in Shivai Nagar in the morning, Thane’s regional disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said.

Fire authorities informed the disaster management cell about the incident at 8.42 am, he said.

The police later shifted the body to a government hospital for a post-mortem.

An official from Vartak Nagar police said they registered a case of accidental death

and were investigating it.

This post was last modified on May 12, 2026 2:07 pm

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