Just two months after his wife and daughter allegedly committed suicide, B.K. Bansal, Director General of Corporate Affairs, and his son Yogesh were found hanging in the same Madhu Vihar flat on Tuesday, said the police.
Their bodies were found in different rooms of the flat, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Rishi Pal.
“We received a call around 9.30 a.m.,” said Mr. Pal. The father-son duo have left suicide notes, but police did not disclose the contents.
In July, Mr. Bansal's wife Satyabala, 58, and her daughter, Neha, 28, were found hanging in separate rooms in the flat.
That suicide came just two days after Mr. Bansal was arrested on July 16 for allegedly receiving Rs. 9 lakh as bribe for extending favours to a corporate firm. The money changed hands outside a Delhi hotel, the CBI had said.
Police has recovered a dying declaration that says officials harassed the family. But police ruled out abetment to suicide for now saying no criminality is established going by the contents.
Refusing to reveal the names mentioned in the note, police said the copy of the two notes have been sent to the CBI.
CBI issues statement
Devesh Pandey reports
Meanwhile, the CBI has released a statement following Mr. Bansal and his son's suicide.
"We are deeply saddened to know the unfortunate demise of Shri B.K.Bansal and his son today.The matter is being looked into by the local police," read the statement.
It also mentions: "Shri B.K.Bansal, then DG, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (Govt. of India) was an accused in a bribery case in which he was arrested on 16.07.2016. He was granted interim bail from 20.07.2016 to 21.08.2016. Thereafter, he was granted regular bail on 30.08.2016. The case is under investigation. Further, the son of Shri B.K.Bansal was neither accused nor summoned by the CBI in the on-going bribery investigation."
