An accused in a robbery case was found hanging in Chandgaon police station in Chittagong early on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Md Jewel, 26, son of Abdul Malek alias Abdul Mabud of Khejurtala of Chandgaon area.
Zahidul Kabir, officer-in-charge of Chandgaon police station, said upon examining the CCTV footage it was found that Jewel, who was taken into police custody on Tuesday night in a robbery case, committed suicide by hanging himself from the ventilator of the police station with his shirt around 6:30am.
Jewel was wanted in seven cases filed with Kotwali police station, he said.
He might have committed suicide because of depression, said the OC.
Jewel’s mother Minara Begum and sister Salma Akter went to the police station later in the morning.