By IANS
New Delhi : An elderly woman committed suicide by hanging herself at her west Delhi home after allegedly pressured by a property dealer to return a loan, which she has borrowed a few weeks ago, police said Tuesday.
The body of Komal Kapoor, 58, was found hanging from the ceiling of her C Block Tagore Garden home at around 8.30 a.m. Police suspect that she might have ended her life late Monday.
According to police her suicide note read: “For past few days Ramesh Sibbal has been pressuring me to pay back the loan amount of Rs. 500,000, which I have borrowed from him during Dusshera for renovation work at my house.”
“Sibbal had taken my signature on blank papers. On Dec 1 he had served me a notice asking to return the amount within four days or else he would forcefully take my house and car. After facing repeated harassment I am ending my life.”
Kapoor is survived by a handicap husband Joginder and three sons. Her two sons are working in the capital, while the third is in Australia.
“Sibbal is a tenant of Kapoors and has been living on the ground floor for some time. Komal had promised to pay back the loan by Diwali, but failed to do so and due to which Ramesh sent her a notice on Dec 1. He continuously pestered her to return the money,” said a police officer investigating the case.
A case was registered at the Rajouri Garden police station.
“We are questioning Sibal and trying to figure out the document on which they executed the loan deed,” the official added.