A 74-year-old ENT doctor commits suicide by electrocuting himself at his residence in West Delhi’s Vikaspuri.
Police reportedly said that the doctor lived alone in his rented flat as his family lived in Australia and was found in his bedroom and the police is suspecting it to be the case of suicide.
However, no suicide note was recovered.
Police further said that the doctor has wrapped electrical wires around his fingers and plugged the other end into an electric socket.
The police said that they received a call on Saturday evening from a resident of Vikas Kunj society that a resident was answering the door since the morning.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Deepak Purohit said the body of Dr Jatinder Ahluwalia, who dealt with all conditions ear, nose and throat (ENT) related, was found in the bedroom and the index fingers of both of his hands were wired to an electric socket.
Police said they were informed on Saturday evening that Dr Ahluwalia was not responding to his door bells. Since the door was bolted from inside, police said they had to cut open the iron net on it to gain entry to the residence.
The doctor’s family members are in Australia and he lived alone, the DCP said.
The family member have been informed.
