Overview
- Harish Singh Mahar, 43, an ahlmad and 60% physically disabled, died after jumping from a building inside Delhi’s Saket court complex around 10 am.
- In a handwritten note, he described unbearable duties, prolonged insomnia and overthinking, pension constraints, and asked the High Court to assign “light seat” postings to persons with disabilities.
- The note said he acted of his own free will and held no individual responsible, according to police and court officials.
- Delhi Police secured the scene, called forensic teams, and began recording witness statements, with no FIR registered at the time of latest reports.
- Court staff and lawyers staged a sit-in and a candlelight march to the Delhi High Court and announced they will abstain from Saturday’s National Lok Adalat proceedings.