Mysore/Mysuru: An unidentified man has committed suicide on the roadside near Koppaluru Gate on the Ring Road on Monday morning.

The body was found on the Service Road of the Ring Road towards APMC from Srirampura. The deceased had allegedly consumed pesticide. Passersby, who noticed the body, had assumed that the person was drunk. But a pedestrian, who noticed the person lying on the Service Road, confirmed that he was dead and informed Mysuru South Police, who arrived at the spot, conducted mahazar and shifted the body to MMC&RI mortuary besides registering a case.

The deceased is aged between 38 and 40 years, 5 ft. tall, well built, round faced, has tattoos ‘KARIYA’ and ‘DARSHAN’ on his right hand, initials ‘MR’ on his left hand and was wearing a black and white coloured checks full arm shirt and blue jeans pant. The kith and kin of the deceased, if any, may contact Mysuru South Police Station on Ph: 0821-2444955 or the District Police Control Room on Ph: 0821-2444800.