Ghaziabad: A senior IAS officer from Bihar was found dead close to railway tracks in Ghaziabad near Delhi on Thursday. A suicide note was found next to the mutilated body of Mukesh Pandey, a District Magistrate.

The note said the officer was “committing suicide of my own volition” and directed the police to a “more detailed suicide note” in his bag at a five-star hotel room.

In the suicide note the officer spoke about jumping off a building because he was “fed up” with his life.

“I am committing suicide in district centre area of Janakpuri in west Delhi…by jumping off the 10th floor of the building. I am fed up with life and my belief on human existence has gone, my suicide note is kept in a Nike bag in room 742 of a five-star hotel in Delhi. I am sorry, I love you all! Please forgive me,” said the note, according to police officer HN Singh.

The police say initial evidence suggests suicide but they are investigating how and when the officer took his life. His body was identified with the help of his cards.

Mr Pandey, a 2012 batch Indian Administrative Service officer, was posted in the Buxar district. He ranked 14 in the civil services exam and was known to for his impeccable track record.

He had reportedly sent a WhatsApp message to a friend that he was going to jump off a west Delhi building. The friend called the police, which rushed to the mall but could not find him.

CCTV footage showed the officer leaving the mall and heading to a metro station. What happened after that is not known yet.

Later, the police learnt that he had been found dead near rail tracks.