Lab technician commits suicide along with mother and wife inside Delhi IIT premises

A lab technician living inside the premises of IIT Delhi allegedly committed suicide along with his wife and mother here on Friday.

Police got information that the family was not able to contact Gulshan (lab technician) who was living with his wife Sunita and his mother. When Police reached the spot, it found all three of them were hanging from a fan in separate rooms.

DCP South West Devender Arya said, "A PCR call about domestic violence was received at 10:59 pm on Friday. On reaching the spot at House Number B-17, 3rd Floor, D-3, IIT Campus, three persons were found hanging separately. Two women were hanging in different rooms with dupattas tied to ceiling fans. The man was hanging in the corridor with a dupatta tied to an overhead rod/pipe."

The DCP said, "The enquiries revealed that the PCR call was made by Krishna Devi who is the mother of Sunita and is a resident of Naraina. Her youngest of three daughters, namely Sunita, was married to Gulshan Das on February 20 this year."

"Today the caller, Krishnadevi was trying to call her daughter all day, but there was no response. So she called the PCR," the DCP said.

"No external injuries were found on any of the bodies. No suicide note has been found. Inspection by the crime team has been done. Inquest proceedings are being carried out," he added.

Police have sent the bodies for post-mortem. Gulshan's family has been apprised of the developments.

( With inputs from ANI )