iarjsIARJSIARJS2789-6102https://doi.org/10.47310/iarjs.2023.v03i02.005Death due to accidental hanging – A rare case reportRichaBhatnagarSunilKumarNikitaChauhanVijayAroraVipulParmarJunior Resident, Department of Anatomy, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra at Tanda, IndiaMedical Officer Specialist, Ophthalmology, Civil Hospital Shahpur, IndiaJunior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra at Tanda, IndiaSenior Resident, Department of Forensic Medicine, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Hamirpur, IndiaProfessor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra at Tanda, IndiaThe rate of suicide in India has increased in recent years, majority of which is attributed to asphyxial death by hanging. Death by hanging may be suicidal, accidental or homicidal. The circumstances of death are sometimes so strange and bizarre that assessing the manner of death is not always easy. The majority of hanging deaths are relatively straightforward when opining the manner of death, typically determined to be suicide. However, there are rare hanging deaths that require the forensic expert to seek additional information. Accidental hanging is rare. It is rare across all age groups and is even rarer in the adult population. Few cases have been reported in the literature, which describe unusual patterns of accidental hanging. We report an unusual case of accidental hanging in which death of a 25-year-old male occurred due to entrapment of neck in the narrow space between roof and common wall of two adjoining toilets. This case highlights that to evaluate the actual mode and manner of death in such cases, the medico-legal diagnosis is possible with the study of the death scene, the forensic autopsy findings, the toxicological analysis and the study of the circumstances of death.