Mumbai, Aug 26 (UNI) A Senior Customs Official who was posted as customs superintendent allegedly committed suicide by jumping in a pond near Taloja Jail in Kharghar area of neighboring new Mumbai city official said here on Saturday.
The body was noticed floating by residents of the area and accordingly, police was informed.
He was identified as Mayank Singh. A suicide note left by the deceased reportedly blamed his senior IRS officer and three importers for harassment.
In the note, he alleged that he has named one senior official and five other customs officers including importers for pressuring him to release import consignments in the customs bond warehouse without penalties and customs levies when he was earlier posted at Nhava Sheva Jawaharlal Nehru customs house (JNCH).
local Kharghar police registered a accidental death report and started an investigation.
