A 19-year-old girl, working as a maid allegedly committed suicide at her employer's house at Dwarka Sector 12 in Southwest Delhi on Wednesday afternoon.
Senior police officers of district said that in the preliminary investigation, they found no suicide note from the possession of the deceased.
However, the family members of the deceased alleging foul play said that the girl was murdered by the employers.
According to the police, the deceased has been identified as Savitri. Sources said that the incident was reported to the police at around 3pm on Wednesday at the Vidyut Apartments in Dwarka Sector 12.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, South-west district, Surender Kumar said, "Kavita Dilip, wife of the employer, had reportedly gone to pick up her daughters from their school. When she returned home, she found that the main door of the house was locked from inside. She rang the bell but Savitri did not open the door. She tried ringing the doorbell multiple times but in vain. 30 minutes, when the maid did not open the door, the employer's wife informed the Police Control Room (PCR), after which a team of local police rushed to the spot. They broke open the window of the house and found that Savitri was hanging from the ceiling fan using a duppatta inside the drawing room,"
Her employer, K C Dilip, works as a manager in a private firm in Gurgaon. He has been residing in the Apartments for the past three years, said police
Police rushed Savitri to a nearby hospital but she was declared brought dead. Family members of the 19-year-old girl were duly informed. Police further said that they have sent the girl's body for post-mortem at the Deen Dayal Upadhayay hospital and based on her post-mortem reports, further action will be taken.
Police said that they have initiated a probe in the matter under Section 174 of the CrPC (Inquest Proceedings).
Police said that Savitri lived with her family at Dwarka Sector 3. She was a native of Madhya Pradesh. She used to work as a domestic help in a few houses in Dwarka.