A 54-year- old man committed suicide by hanging on Saturday.

According to sources, the deceased, A.Kumar, was a resident of Ramar Koil street Coimbatore. Kumar a temporary worker in a ration shop was a drunkard and had frequent quarrels with his family.

As he did not have a sustained source of income it was difficult for him to maintain his family. Frustrated with his life he allegedly committed suicide by hanging. A case has been registered by the B1 police and the investigations are on.