A 27-year-old man was found hanging at his poultry farm in Check Chandergeer area of Hajin in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district late Saturday night.

Quoting an official, that a youth identified as Sameer Ahmad Khan (27), son of Abdul Majid Khan of Check Chandergeer was found hanging at his poultry farm.

He said he was taken to Community Health Centre Hajin where he was declared dead on arrival.

“The cause of death will be ascertained after postmortem,” he said, adding that the police have started inquest proceedings into the matter.