Imphal, July 21 -- Manipur Police detected two unnatural death cases within 24 hours in different police stations across the valley districts, officials reported on Monday.

In the first case, a 57-year-old man died by suicide. He was found hanging from a tree branch at the top of Iroisemba Hills under Imphal West district on Sunday, police said. Some local passers-by witnessed the tragic scene and immediately informed the police.

Responding to the alert, a team from Lamphel Police Station arrived at the site and conducted an inspection. A State Forensic Science team later carried out an inquest of the body and the surrounding area before bringing the body down.

Police identified the deceased as Chingangbam Hemanta (57), son of the late...