Atlas Cycles ex-president dies by suicide

Former president of Atlas Cycles Salil Kapoor allegedly shot himself dead at his home in Lutyens Delhi on Tuesday, the police said.

Kapoor’s body was found in a pool of blood near the puja room of his house on the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road around 1 pm by his manager, they said.

According to a police officer, Kapoor shot in his head with a licensed revolver. In a note recovered from the spot, the former president of Atlas Cycles purportedly mentioned a “financial burden” on him, he said.

His wife and three children were staying separately, the police officer said. Kapoor’s manager and his family stayed with him at the three-storeyed building, the police officer said, adding that Kapoor was immediately rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him dead.

Kapoor was arrested by the Economic Offences Wing of Delhi Police in 2015 in connection with a case of cheating Rs 9 crore. He was booked in two separate cases of cheating.

His sister-in-law Natasha Kapoor also hanged herself to death in the same house in January 2020.