Delhi Man Found Dead on New Year’s Eve Amid Divorce and Business Dispute

Delhi Man Found Dead on New Year’s Eve: A 40-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his residence in Kalyan Vihar, northwest Delhi, on the New Year’s Eve day.

According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Northwest, Bhisham Singh, who briefed the media on Wednesday about this case and said that it was reported in the evening of December 31.

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Reportedly, the deceased's family claimed that he was a businessman who was harassed by his wife and in-laws. They were going through a divorce, but a dispute arose regarding their business, according to reports by NDTV.

"The deceased’s father has produced his mobile phone and other related articles. The mobile phone of the deceased and other related articles were taken in police possession. The body will be handed over to the family members after post-mortem," the DCP said, according to news agency PTI.

Further said the DCP is that it was reported around Wednesday.

"Soon after information, a team was immediately rushed to the spot. The team found the deceased unresponsive on his bed with a ligature mark around his neck, indicating death by hanging," he said.

The police clarifies that this case is under investigation.

Transported to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital in Jahangirpuri area of the national capital, the body has been preserved for conducting post-mortem examination, police said.

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The Bengaluru techie suicide case

The clock in Delhi reminds us once again of the suicide by a techie in Bengaluru, who alleged domestic harassment by his wife and in-laws.

He reportedly left behind a 24-page purported death note detailing his emotional distress, problems in marriage, and harassment with regard to his wife, her relatives, and a judge based in Uttar Pradesh.

Following a complaint registered by the brother of the deceased, the police lodged a case of abetment to suicide against the wife, her mother, brother, and uncle. But recently, the anticipatory bail was granted by the Allahabad High Court to the accused uncle in the said suicide case.

The notes from his death were also disclosed to a WhatsApp group of an NGO with which he was associated, detailing the strains morphing into discontent in his marriage since 2019 that had resulted in several legal actions. The couple had a son together in 2020.

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