A 35-year-old woman officer of Indian Revenue Service allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of a room in her house in Bajaj Nagar area here late on Sunday night. She left a suicide note with a few lines scribbled on it.
The deceased, Binny Sharma, a 2008-batch IRS officer, was posted as Deputy Commissioner in the Central Goods and Services Tax Commissionerate here.
Her husband, who is also a government officer, is posted in Chandigarh.
Police said on Tuesday that the reason for suicide was being investigated. After the post-mortem of the body, the suicide note was sent for forensic examination. Since the note reportedly indicated that Ms. Sharma had trouble in her marital life, the police were not ruling out the possibility of harassment by her in-laws.
When she did not come out of her room for dinner, her mother checked on her and found the door bolted from inside. Police reached the spot on being informed and found her hanging.
Suicide prevention helpline: Sanjivini, Society for Mental Health,
Telephone: 011-4076 9002, Monday-Saturday, 10 am -7.30 pm
