COUPLE FOUND DEAD IN GOVINDPURI
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Sunday said that 30-year-old man and his wife were found dead, reportedly after committing suicide, at their residence in south east Delhi’s Govindpuri area.
Police said no suicide note was found at the spot and the circumstances that led to the incident are not clear yet.
According to police, the deceased was identified as Mohit Bagga and his wife 28-year-old Arpita, who got married two years ago.
Police said that on Saturday night, Arpita had sent a Whatsapp message to one of her relatives stating that she and Mohit were going to commit suicide
However, the relative saw the message only the next morning and immediately sent it to her relatives. The message soon reached Mohit’s father, who is staying in Varanasi, and he called the police.
Around 10.50 am on Sunday, a team from Govindpuri police station reached the couple’s residence. Nitin, a relative of Mohit, also reached the spot along with cops, and the door of the couple’s one BHK flat was broken open.
“Inside, the body of Arpita was found lying in the drawing room with ligature mark around her neck. Her husband Mohit’s body was hanging from the ceiling fan with a bedsheet,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (South East) Chinmoy Biswal on Sundat.
“As less than seven years had elapsed since their marriage, a mobile crime team was called to the spot and SDM and Tehsildar were informed to conduct proceedings under section 176 of CRPC. The bodies have been shifted to AIIMS mortuary on the direction of Tehsildar for preserving, as the parents of deceased are on their way to Delhi from Varanasi,” Biswal added.
Police further said that Mohit worked at a jewellry shop in Amar Colony in Lajpat Nagar, while Arpita was a housewife.