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Delhi Couple Found Dead in Locked Room as Police Probe Suspected Murder–Suicide

Police cite early findings pointing to a murder–suicide, with scrutiny of a prolonged history of depression.

Overview

  • Officers responded to a 5:26 pm call from a relative in Anand Parbat and forced open a room locked from inside.
  • Jyoti, 37, was found unresponsive on the floor and her husband, Jai Prakash, 44, was found hanging, according to police.
  • Investigators report no signs of forced entry, no eyewitnesses, and no family allegations of foul play, and no suicide note has been recovered so far.
  • A crime team collected forensic evidence, post-mortems were conducted at RML and LHMC, and a murder case was registered under BNS section 103(1).
  • Family members told police the man had been treated for depression for about 13 years, and the couple’s nine-year-old son is now with relatives.