A 32-year-old former medical representative, who had lost his job in March last year after the coronavirus-induced lockdown came into force, died by suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his residence here in Maharashtra, police said on Sunday.

The deceased, identified as Kishankumar Dongre, allegedly hanged himself using a scarf on Saturday evening at his flat in Kapil Nagar area. "After some time, the scarf was torn and he fell on the floor," an official said.