Police probe pensioner’s hanging

FOUL play has not been ruled out in the death of an 89-year-old Princes Town canefarmer who was found hanging in a shed, police said yesterday.

Relatives of Ram Maharaj said he was not suicidal and are in shock over his death. Maharaj, a father of five,  lived with his wife and daughter at Cedar Hill Road and was the owner of cane lands in the district. The pensioner’s body was discovered around 5.30 am by one of his employees who arrived for work at the canefield. The employee entered a shed and found Maharaj hanging by a rope tied to a rafter. District Medical Officer Dr Budhooram examined the body and ordered its removal to the San Fernando Mortuary. WPC Vidya Narinesingh is continuing investigations.