A girl and a boy, suspected to be minors, allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves from a ceiling fan in a hotel room in Dwarka’s Sector 17. The police hadn’t recovered any suicide note till late on Friday night.
Checked in on Thursday
According to the police, the girl was a student of medicine at a Delhi college while the boy was an engineering aspirant. The duo had checked into the hotel around 6 p.m. on Thursday evening.
“They were supposed to check out at 12 noon on Friday, but they didn’t. The hotel staff knocked at their door around 3 p.m., but did not receive a response. They knocked again around 5:30 p.m. When no one opened, the staff called the police,” said a senior police office.
Used a bedsheet
When the police reached the spot, they broke open the door and found the two hanging.
Describing the scene, the officer said the duo was found hanging from a single fan using a bedsheet. “They had put a chair on the bed and used a white bedsheet,” he said.
Room to be sealed
Considering the situation, a Forensic Science Laboratory team was called to inspect the scene. “The room will be sealed for two to three days after the inspection. Inquest proceedings have been initiated and the bodies will be sent to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital. A post-mortem examination will be conducted on Saturday,” said the officer.
After preliminary investigation, the officer said that the girl was a resident of Rohini and was staying in her college hostel. “The boy, a resident of Dwarka, had told his parents that he was going for coaching,” said the officer.