Brother, sister found hanging

The bodies of two siblings were found hanging inside a locked flat in east Delhi's Dilshad Garden area in a suspected suicide case, an official said on Sunday.

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The incident came to light following a PCR call received by the Seemapuri police regarding a foul smell emanating from a flat in Pocket D, Dishad Garden, he said. The police found the flat locked from inside when they arrived. “They discovered the bodies of Viresh Kumar Tomar (32) and his sister Chinki (30) hanging from the ceiling," said the officer.

According to the police, the siblings had been living as tenants in the flat since 2021. The deceased hailed from Fatehpur Chak in Uttar Pradesh. A crime team and forensic experts thoroughly inspected the scene. No suicide note was recovered from the spot. Police officials said the cause of death appears to be suicide, but all angles are being investigated.