A 60-year-old man died after he jumped off the terrace of his residential building in South Delhi's Vasant Vihar area on Thursday afternoon. Police said that as per the two page suicide note from the possession of the deceased, he was ridden with debts.
According to the police, the deceased, identified as Virender Dhingra left behind a two page suicide note in which he stated that he is ending his life as he was not able to repay his debts. Dhingra was a property dealer.
Milind Mahadeo Dumbere, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) said, “We received a PCR call at around 12:10am at Vasant Vihar police station regarding a suicide. On reaching the spot, the local staff was informed that one Virender Dhingra jumped from the third floor of his residence. he was taken to Fortis hospital in Vasant Kunj area where he succumbed to injuries during the course of treatment.”
The DCP said that they have registered an FIR under section 309 (punishment for attempted suicide) of the Indian Penal Code at the Vasant Vihar police station.
Police said that apart from the reason mentioned in the purported suicide note, the cops will also question the family members to ascertain if there was any other reason.