A 52-year-old doctor allegedly committed suicide on Saturday morning by hanging himself in his house in south Delhi's Neb Sarai area. Police have also recovered a suicide note in which the the victim had blamed Deoli MLA and one of his accomplices for compelling him to take the extreme step.
Police said that the victim has been identified as Rajendra Singh, a resident of Durga Vihar.
According to police, they received information regarding the incident on Saturday at 6.17 am. "The deceased had allegedly hanged himself with the help of a rope. Around 5.30 am, a tenant noticed the deceased and informed the family members. The body was sent to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for the post-mortem examination," police said. "The son of the deceased told police that his father used to run a clinic in the locality and was also in the business of water supply with Delhi Jal Board since 2007," they said.
"On his complaint, a case of extortion, forcing to commit suicide and threat for life has been registered against local MLA Prakash Jarwal of the Aam Admi Party (AAP), his associate Kapil Nagar and others at Neb Sarai police station and investigation has been taken up", said a senior police official adding no arrest has been made so far.
However, AAP MLA denied all the allegations and said that I have full faith in the judiciary and I am ready to face any investigation. I would only like to say that there have been attempts to trap me in the past and similar attempts are being made now too. Just like I have proved myself innocent in the past and I will do so now too. I am ready to cooperate with police in any kind of investigation.