Overview
- Delhi Police said the 38-year-old was discovered hanging in the dressing room of her Vasant Vihar residence on Tuesday and was declared dead at Safdarjung Hospital.
- An inquest under Section 194 of the BNSS has been initiated, a post-mortem has been conducted by a board of doctors, and the body has been handed to the family.
- Investigators recovered a diary referencing relationship problems; officers and the family’s lawyer say no one is named or blamed in the entry.
- Deepti Chaurasia’s brother alleged assault by her husband and mother-in-law and accused the husband of extramarital affairs, and the family is preparing an abetment-to-suicide complaint.
- The lawyer representing the business family called media reports of marital discord baseless and said both families agreed to conduct the cremation together.