A 19-year-old girl, who worked as a domestic help at the residence of a retired colonel, committed suicide at his residence in South Delhi’s Defence Colony area on Thursday afternoon. Police said that no suicide note has been found from the possession of the deceased. The girl worked at the house of a retired army colonel.
Romil Baaniya, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) said, "We received a PCR call at around 2:15 regarding the suicide of a girl. On reaching the spot, the police team found that a girl identified as Pooja, working at C-560, Defence Colony, was found hanging by a chunni from a ceiling fan at the basement of building. Other facts are being verified,". Police said that the retired colonel has been identified as B S Bhandari.
Baaniya said, "Retired Colonel Bhandari was with his wife and grand son at home when this incident took place at around 2:15. The girl was found hanging from the ceiling fan in basement area.
The deceased is around 19yrs old. Her aunt is a resident of Garhi village area in South Delhi. As per her version, the girl has been working at the colonel's house for over a year."
Police said that they have informed the family of the girl and have kept the body for post mortem likely to take place on Friday. In the meantime, the employer of the deceased is being questioned.