Man's body found hanging inside Assam state zoo

The body of an unidentified man was found hanging inside a protected area of Assam zoo here today.

Zoo officials said forest department personnel spotted the body hanging from a tree inside the protected Botanical Garden area of Assam state zoo where visitors are usually not allowed.

The man, aged around 45, was neither an employee nor a relative of any staff living inside the compound and could be a visitor, zoo official Narayan Mahanta said.

The man, wearing black trousers and a check shirt, could have committed suicide but the exact reason was not yet clear.