A retired deputy commandant of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) committed suicide by jumping from a highrise apartment building in an upscale residential area, police said on Wednesday.
The victim was identified as Harbhagat Singh (65), a resident of Golf Estate in Sector 66. "Singh jumped off from the balcony of his flat located on the 24th floor of the multi-storey apartment complex. He died on the spot," the police said.
Police said the victim was under depression following an illness. "At the time of the incident, Singh's wife and daughter were present in the flat. The deceased did not leave any suicide note," the official added.
"We are investigating the matter and will also get more inputs from his family. No suicide note was found in the house, but further
investigations are being conducted. The body has
been handed over to the deceased's family after an autopsy," said Subhash Boken spokesperson of the Gurugram police.