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Debt-ridden couple commit suicide at home

Last Updated 07 February 2016, 05:33 IST

 Apparently depressed due to financial crunch, a couple committed suicide by consuming poison at their house in east Delhi’s Mayur Vihar on Saturday.

A suicide note has been recovered in which Sudhanshu and Jyoti stated that they were depressed due to heavy debt. They, however, did not blame anyone for the extreme step. “The note said they were unable to pay off heavy debts incurred from banks and some money lenders,” a police officer said.

Initial probe revealed that Sudhanshu was under debt since early 2015 and was unable to pay off the loans due to his weak financial condition.

The incident was reported by Sudhanshu’s neighbours at around 1 pm. Sudhanshu and Jyoti were taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, where doctors declared them brought dead.

The bodies have been preserved for post-mortem which will be conducted on Sunday. Their family members have requested police not to conduct post-mortem. The local Assistant Commissioner of Police will take a decision, as he has the power to do so.

Sudhanshu and Jyoti hailed from Uttarakhand and got married in 2014. “It was a love marriage and they came to the capital last year,” the officer added. Locals told police that they shifted to the house in January.

Sudhanshu worked with a private company in Noida, while Jyoti was a homemaker.

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(Published 07 February 2016, 05:33 IST)

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