Overview
- A PCR call at 5:26 pm from the wife's brother led police to a locked room in Nai Basti, where Jyoti, 37, was found on the floor and her husband, Jai Prakash, 44, was found hanging.
- Officers reported no signs of forced entry, no suicide note, and no eyewitnesses, and the family has not alleged foul play.
- A crime team examined the scene, evidence was collected, and the bodies were moved to RML Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College for post-mortems conducted on Thursday.
- Police registered a murder case under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and said inquiries remain ongoing.
- The couple’s nine-year-old son was outside during the incident and is now with relatives, as police review medical records and statements to reconstruct events.