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New | Chongqing police ‘hero’ in Bo Xilai’s ‘strike black’ campaign commits suicide

Local crime squad chief Zhou Yu hanged himself in a hotel room, officials said

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The late police officer was once commended for his anti-crime efforts by Bo Xilai (inset), before Bo went on trial in Jinan (above) last year. Photos: AFP, Reuters
Alice Yanin Shanghai

A senior police official in Chongqing, once hailed as a hero of disgraced leader Bo Xilai's crackdown on organised crime, has killed himself.

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The body of Zhou Yu was found hanging in a hotel room in the Yuzhong district of the municipality on Friday night, according to a posting on the local Public Security Bureau's social media account.

Police said an initial investigation had found that Zhou, the head of a commercial crimes investigation unit, appeared to have been depressed because of his poor health.

He had diabetes and heart disease.

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He had also recently been diagnosed with a serious liver illness and had appeared in low spirits in front of colleagues, the Public Security Bureau said.

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