Ahmed Hussain (33) was a post-graduate student at Lovely Professional University (LPU) and used to stay at Santokhpura Mohalla, SHO Bharat Masih Ladhar said.
No possible reasons for the extreme step is known as the suicide note obtained was written in Maldivian.
The SHO said that his family members have been informed and the body is kept at the mortuary of the Civil hospital.
"We are also writing about the incident to the Embassy of Maldives in New Delhi", he said.
"The post-mortem examination will be conducted only after the parents of the deceased reach here," he added.