Three members of a family were found dead at their residence in southeast Delhi’s Kalkaji on Friday, with police suspecting it to be a suicide, officials said, as reported by PTI.
The incident was discovered around 2:47 p.m. when a police team arrived at the house to execute a warrant related to the possession of the property. After knocking repeatedly with no response, officials used a duplicate key to open the door.
Inside, officers found Anuradha Kapoor, 52, and her sons, Ashish Kapoor, 32, and Chaitanya Kapoor, 27, hanging from the ceiling, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Hemant Tiwari said in a statement. All three were pronounced dead.
A handwritten note found in the room suggested the family was struggling with depression.
“The handwritten note indicates the emotional distress that the family was facing, due to which the family could have taken the extreme step,” the officer said, PTI reported.
The bodies were taken to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) mortuary for postmortem and other legal formalities under Section 194 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), police said.
Here’s what the neighbors said
Residents of the neighborhood said they were shocked to learn of the deaths, adding that the family mostly kept to themselves.
Baldev, a neighbor, said the family lived in the newly constructed house for about two years. “We only knew that a mother and her two children lived there. They moved into a newly built house about two years ago. We didn’t have much contact with them. We heard today that all three committed suicide and whatever we know is based on what people here are saying,” he said.
Another neighbor, Ramesh Kumar, claimed that the family had attempted suicide earlier.
“About fifteen to twenty days ago, two sons in the family tried to commit suicide and the police and ambulances came. That was the first time I recognized who they were. I didn’t recognize them by their faces, but we saw the ambulances and the police take the two sons away that day. Today we saw the ambulances and the police arrive again, so they all came out to see what happened. I don’t know how long they’ve all been living here.
Police said they are looking into the family’s financial situation, social circumstances and other factors that may have contributed to the incident.
Further investigation is underway.
Help is available!
If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, help is available. You are not alone. Check out these suicide prevention helplines:
KIRAN (Government of India): 1800-599-0019
Sneha (Chennai): 044-2464-0050
iCall: 9152987821 (Mon–Sat, 8:00–22:00)
If there is imminent danger, please call 112 or go to the nearest emergency room.
