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Lajpat Nagar Advocate Phagun Kalra Dies in Suspected Suicide

Investigators recovered a suicide note suggesting prolonged depression ahead of a post-mortem by forensic teams

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Overview

  • Police received a PCR call around 1:20 PM on August 12 after someone fell from the terrace of a four-storey building in Lajpat Nagar
  • Officers found 33-year-old advocate Phagun Kalra lying in a pool of blood and declared him dead at the scene
  • A suicide note was discovered in Kalra’s pocket and his wife provided a prima facie match of the handwriting
  • Authorities said the note indicates Kalra had been suffering from long-term depression
  • A crime team and forensic experts inspected the site before shifting the body to AIIMS Trauma Centre for post-mortem as legal formalities continue