New Delhi, Sep 2 - An official of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) allegedly committed suicide at his residence in south Delhi Wednesday, police said.

M.P. Singh, 48, deputy director with the ICMR, was found hanging from the ceiling at his CGO Complex home in south Delhi around 9.30 a.m., a senior police official said.

'He was depressed for the past few days. We are investigating the matter,' the official said.