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3mo ago

Reclusive Delhi Siblings Found Dead in Suspected Suicide Pact

Authorities await postmortem findings to determine the exact circumstances of the siblings’ deaths.

Investigation revealed that the siblings had been living alone after their mother’s death in 2021. Their father, who was in the Indian army, had died in 2011. (Representational image)
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Brother-sister duo found dead in Dilshad Garden flat in Delhi, suicide suspected

Overview

  • The bodies of Viresh Kumar Tomar, 32, and his sister Chinki (30) were discovered hanging in a locked Dilshad Garden flat on June 1 after neighbors reported a foul smell.
  • Delhi Police found no signs of forced entry or struggle and recovered no suicide note, prompting suspicion of a suicide pact.
  • The siblings, natives of Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, had lived reclusively in the flat since their mother’s death in 2021 after losing their father in 2011.
  • Viresh worked at an IT firm while Chinki was pursuing an MBA in Delhi, and the landlord noted that last month’s rent had gone unpaid.
  • Authorities have sent the bodies for postmortem at the Forensic Science Laboratory and are interviewing neighbors, the landlord, and distant relatives for further information.