A 52-year-old doctor was found dead at his residence in south Delhi’s Neb Sarai on Saturday. A note has been recovered in which he has blamed Aam Aadmi Party MLA Prakash Jarwal and another person.
A senior police officer said a call was received at 6.17 a.m. regarding the death. A tenant spotted the body on the roof around 5.30 a.m. and informed the family members. “A crime team has inspected the spot and the body was sent for post-mortem,” he added.
In the note, the man named the AAP legislator and a few others and blamed them for creating problems for him in his business of water supply with the Delhi Jal Board that he began in 2007.
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His family members have alleged that the people named in the note also threatened the doctor.
Based on a complaint by the son of the deceased, the police have registered a case on charges of extortion, compelling for suicide and threat for life at Neb Sarai police station.
“I would like to state that I am innocent. I have not met or spoken to him in the last 8-10 months. In 2017, Zee News and IBN7 had done a sting against tanker mafia, which featured his name following which all their vehicles were blacklisted. I have full faith in the judiciary and I am ready to face any investigation. There have been attempts to trap me in the past and similar attempts are being made now. I am ready to cooperate with the police in any kind of probe,” Mr. Jarwal said in a written statement.
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Suicide prevention helpline: Sanjivini, Society for Mental Health, Telephone: 011-4076 9002, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. -7.30 p.m.