Natasha Kapur (57), Wife Of Atlas Cycles Owner, Commits Suicide; Family In Shock

An inquest has been initiated to find out the reason behind the suicide," said Eish Singhal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi).

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New Delhi: A pall of gloom enveloped the house of the Kapurs in the plush Aurangzeb Lane residence in Lutyens' Delhi where Natasha Kapur committed suicide. Natasha Kapur, wife of the joint vice-president of leading bicycle company Atlas Cycles, allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan with her dupatta on Tuesday. The shocked family is yet to come to grips with the sudden death while her son & daughter are still inconsolable. As tragedy came calling upon the family, it has wished not to speak to the media. According to the Police, Kapur (57), in her suicide note, asked her family members to take care of themselves. She, however, did not mention the reason for taking the fatal step. A senior police official said they were informed about the suicide on Tuesday at around 3.30 pm. Her daughter and son were present in the house when she allegedly killed herself, they said, adding that Kapur's husband, Sanjay, was not at home. Police said Kapur's son Siddhant told them that on Tuesday he called his mother on her mobile phone a couple of times asking her to join him for lunch at the dinning table but she did not respond. So, he went to check on her and found that the door of her room was closed but not locked from inside. "When he went and knocked on the door of his mother's room, he received no reply. As the door was not latched from inside, he entered the room and found his mother hanging from a ceiling fan with a dupatta. "He, with the help of servants, untied the dupatta from her neck and tried CPR after shifting the body to the bed," an official said. Siddhant was the first to spot her body and immediately alerted other family members about the same. "Kapur was taken to a nearby hospital where she was declared brought dead. An inquest has been initiated to find out the reason behind the suicide," said Eish Singhal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi). A crime and forensic team also visited the residence to collect evidence and verify the handwriting and content of the suicide note, the official said. The body was handed over to the family after post-mortem on Wednesday and the last rites were conducted at the Lodhi Road crematorium. (With additional information from PTI)