The body of an Indian Embassy official has been found in Washington DC, the capital of America. A report by news agency PTI said that the dead body of the officer was recovered from the premises of the Indian Embassy.
An Indian official died on the evening of September 18, the Indian embassy said on Friday. Agencies are in touch with family members. The body of the officer will be repatriated to India at the earliest.
Local police and the Secret Service are investigating the incident. Police are also probing the suicide angle. According to media reports, the police said it appears to be a case of suicide and is being investigated.
Officials said an initial investigation revealed the man had choked. The embassy has not released information related to the deceased official out of respect for the family's privacy.
The Indian embassy informed about the officer's death on Friday.
Indian Ambassador to Turkey Virendra Paul passed away Indian Ambassador to Turkey Virendra Paul passed away in June this year. He was suffering from health problems for a long time. Virendra Paul was a 1991 batch Indian Foreign Service officer.
Before being appointed India's Ambassador to Ankara, he held several important posts including High Commissioner to the African country of Kenya and Ambassador to Somalia. He served as India's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva.
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