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UP: Jio store manager dies by suicide in Lucknow

Lucknow, March 7 (UNI) A store manager working with Reliance Jio allegedly died by suicide in Lucknow.
The incident took place in the Madiyaon area’s Priyadarshini Colony, where the victim, Pawan Kumar Shukla (30), was living. He was originally from Sakran in Sitapur and was working at a Jio store in the Nilgiri Complex area of Lucknow.
His body was found hanging in his room after a neighbour informed the police. He was taken to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
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