Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Retired Ranchi Bureaucrat Found Hanging in Flat, Police Say
Police found a 61-year-old retired government officer dead in a flat in Ranchi.
His name was Sunil Kumar Singh.
He had retired from the job of Deputy Development Commissioner about a year earlier.
He lived alone in Ranchi, while his family lived in Patna.
Police found him hanging from a ceiling fan hook.
They also found an eight-page note about his health problems and severe joint pain.
Police said the death appeared to be suicide, but this was only an initial assessment.
The investigation and medical examination were still underway.
Sunil Kumar Singh, 61, was found hanging in a flat near Sidho-Kanhu Park in Ranchi.
Singh had retired as Ranchi’s Deputy Development Commissioner about a year earlier.
He lived alone in Ranchi, while his family resided in Patna, Bihar.
Police recovered an eight-page note describing suffering from old-age ailments, including severe joint pain.
An unnatural death case was registered, while police said the exact cause would depend on the autopsy report.
- Who
- Sunil Kumar Singh, a 61-year-old retired Deputy Development Commissioner of Ranchi.
- What
- He was found hanging in a flat, and police registered an unnatural death case.
- When
- His body was found on Sunday; the report was issued on August 31.
- Where
- In a flat near Sidho-Kanhu Park, within Lalpur police station limits in Ranchi.
- Why
- Police said he appeared to have died by suicide, citing a note about suffering from old-age ailments; the exact cause remained subject to the autopsy report.
- Deceased
- Sunil Kumar Singh, aged 61
- Former position
- Deputy Development Commissioner, Ranchi
- Discovery location
- A flat near Sidho-Kanhu Park, Ranchi
- Family residence
- Patna, Bihar
- Police evidence
- An eight-page note describing health-related suffering
- Case status
- An unnatural death case was registered
- Medical status
- The body underwent post-mortem examination at RIMS, Ranchi