mangaluru an assistant parish priest and principal of a school was found hanging from a ceiling fan in shirva udupi district on saturday the deceased is fr mahesh dsouza 36 according to police the priest did not leave any death note it is suspected he took the extreme step due to depression police said the priest may have committed suicide in his room on the church premises between 830pm and 9pm on friday but the incident came to light on ly on saturday morning fr mahesh was last seen during a church meeting on friday he left the meeting abruptly and returned to his room earlier on friday fr mahesh had attended a teachertraining programmecall records being scanned police said it is impossible to find out what happened around the time of the priests suicide as cctv cameras in the school and church were switched off since 630pm owing to rain and thunderstorm police are checking the priests call records for vital clues that could lead them to the reasons behind the alleged suicide the funeral will be held at shirva on monday said sources