A 54-year-old man from Gurgaon committed suicide by hanging himself off a ceiling fan after his wife tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Wednesday.

The man had been living with his son and daughter-in-law, who were present in the residence when the incident happened. The son of the deceased woke up in the middle of the night to find his father hanging off the ceiling fan. "The deceased's wife had been unwell for some time and was admitted at a private hospital in the city. She tested positive for Coronavirus last evening. Singh hung himself at some point during the night, and his son woke up to find his body hanging from the ceiling fan of his bedroom. No suicide note was found on his person or at the scene, and there doesn't seem to be any sign of foul play. The family has also not made any allegations or submitted a complaint," a police officer reportedly stated.

"No FIR has been registered. The body has been sent for postmortem, and we are conducting investigations under Section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The reason for the suicide is yet to be determined," he further added.