‘Too much deadly gas…’: Victims of triple suicide in Delhi’s Vasant Vihar left warning note, say police

Officers investigating the case said that incident looks like a “suicide pact” as the family had sealed their window panes with foil and tape.

“Too much deadly gas…CO inside. Pls ventilate the room by opening the window and opening the fan. Do not light match, candle or anything ! Be careful while removing the curtain because room is full of hazardous gas. Do not inhale. Open the inside window from outside,” read the note taped on the wall of the house.

Deputy commissioner of police (Southwest) Manoj C said: “Manju’s husband, who also owned the house, died in April 2021 of Covid and since then the family had been depressed. Manju was bedridden due to illness. Prima facie, it appears that they died due to suffocation”

Police said the family had sealed their windows with foil and tape

The police received a PCR call about the incident around 8.55 pm Saturday after neighbours knocked on the door but no one answered. “The caller informed us that the house was locked from the inside and no one was opening the door. SHO (Vasant Vihar) along with his staff rushed to the spot and found the doors and windows closed from all the sides,” he said.

Police personnel managed to open the door and found that gas was also leaking from an LPG cylinder. “Our staff found that the nozzle was partially opened and the three victims were lying on the bed. Four suicide notes were recovered from their possession and three small candles, along with an angithi, were kept in the room,” the DCP said.

A forensic team was asked to collect evidence, including fingerprints, from the spot.

Curated For You

China denies allegation of harassment of Arunachal woman at Shanghai airport

‘Definitely a misfit’: Supreme Court upholds dismissal of Christian Army officer for refusal to enter Sarva Dharma Sthal

‘Demeaning, humiliating’: BJD’s Rajya Sabha MP shoots off scathing letter to party chief Naveen Patnaik