Tribune News Service
Amritsar, July 14

A hotelier committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance in one of the hotel rooms on Wednesday. The victim has been identified as Kulwant Singh of National City.

The family of the deceased claimed that a woman and several others were blackmailing him. Kulwant Singh was upset as the woman was demanding Rs20 lakh from him and threatening to defame him.

On Wednesday around 4 pm, Kulwant consumed some poisonous substance in room number 201. After consuming poison Kulwant called his family members and relatives. He was rushed to a local hospital, where he was declared dead.

The bus stand police reached the spot, from where they recovered a suicide note. Several names along with that of the woman was mentioned in the note.

The police are recording the statements to register a case against the accused who harassed and blackmailed him.