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Ravi Rautji1, C Behera, P Kulshrestha
1Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, AIIMS, New Delhi-110029, India. rautjiravi@hotmail.com
Forensic Science International
|April 28, 2004
Abstract:
A 29-year-old male was found dead lying in a pool of blood inside a community toilet locked from inside. The individual is alleged to have committed suicide by cutting his throat with a safety razor blade, which was found at the scene by the investigating police authority. The deceased, as per his relatives, was suffering from depression for the last few days.

