Police name man found hanging at airport

Dubai: Police yesterday announced that they had identified the body of a man found hanging in Dubai International Airport.

Brigadier Khamis Mattar Al Muzaina, Director of the Criminal Investigation Department at Dubai Police, said the man found hanging from the ceiling in a narrow corridor has been identified as Makar Tamanj, a Nepali.

Brigadier Al Muzaina said he wanted to enter the UAE and had a work permit. However, when his passport was to be stamped, officials realised he was acting in a 'strange' manner and deduced he was mentally ill.

In a statement, Brigadier Al Muzaina said: "Police security at the airport banned Tamanj from entering the country and he was kept at the airport. He was to be sent back to his country."

He said while Tamanj was at the airport, he had climbed onto a ventilator over the corridor and then hanged himself. The body, which was discovered on Saturday evening, had been there for days.

Gulf News yesterday reported that the man's identity would be announced after police had completed investigations.

Brigadier Al Muzaina said the body had been sent for forensic tests. The forensic specialist's report allowed police to then identify the victim.