Indian Oil Corporation executive dies by suicide after falling off balcony of Noida flat on 17th floor: Police

Police said the suicide note recovered from his room did not have any names and did not mention the reason behind the extreme move. “Main apne parivaar se bada pyaar karta hoon (I love my family very much),” read the note, said officers. The note has been sent for handwriting analysis, with the report expected in 10 to 15 days, police added.

“Forensic teams were able to recover the suicide note from his room. In the note, he has not blamed anyone. The note has been sent for handwriting analysis to determine if it was his handwriting, the family has been questioned and further investigation will be carried out thereafter,” said Dharamprakash Shukla, Station House Officer (SHO), Sector 34 police station.

On Saturday morning, as Garg fell off the balcony, security guards and bystanders rushed to the spot after hearing a loud thud and found him lying on the ground in a pool of blood. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead.

During questioning, Garg’s family initially denied the possibility of suicide, police said.

The family argued that he fell when he went to the balcony in an attempt to get better mobile network connectivity, officers added. His wife told the police that she was in the kitchen preparing tea for breakfast at the time of the incident.

His son, who works in Mumbai, arrived in Noida on Sunday evening. The funeral was held on Sunday at a cremation ground in Sector 94 of Noida. Investigation is underway, officers said.