Delhi: 40-year-old cafe owner dies by suicide, kin blame his wife his wife, in-laws
New Delhi: A 40-year-old bakery owner allegedly died by suicide at his residence in northwest Delhi's Model Town on Tuesday. His family members claimed that he was harassed by his wife and in-laws, and before taking the extreme step, he recorded a video detailing the harassment he had endured.
The deceased, identified as Puneet Khurana, lived with his family in Kalyan Vihar. According to Khurana's family, he was upset with his estranged wife and business partner Manika Pahwa, whom he married in 2016. The couple co-owned the For God's Cake bakery and an eatery called Woodbox Cafe, which closed a while ago.
The couple was undergoing divorce proceedings in court.
"Manika Pahwa, her parents and her sister forced my brother, stressed him out and instigated him by saying, 'you can't do anything, die by suicide if you dare'. There is a video recording shot by him for around 59 minutes on his phone," Khurana's sister told news agency ANI.
The purported audio clip of a conversation between the couple went viral, revealing an argument over business. "In the clip, the man claims that his account was hacked, but the woman denies this. She then claims that she remains his business partner and demands that he settles the dues. The conversation also touches on other business-related disagreements," an officer was qouted as saying by Times of India.
Additionally, the woman alleged that her husband repeatedly disgraced her and her family, but when confronted, he asked her to specify what she wanted.
Police have initiated an investigation and already sent Khurana's phone for forensic examination.
A lengthy Instagram post, reportedly from the woman, alleged that she had suffered "toxicity and narcissistic" abuse. However, the handle was later deleted. The woman said that she was "healing well" and "striving to be better and indifferent" after the abuses.
"Even a house help, guard, rikshawala, a tiny kid deserves respectful treatment. Once a coward fought with me that 'respect has to be earned'. Ufff! What disgrace na? I disagree, respect has to be given to each and everyone. If not then you lost the respect baby. Phew! Maybe that's why in India, we address people with aap, bhaiya, didi to even strangers, isn't it?," she asked.
She mentioned, "I wish these abusers get to see the mirror someday and understand that kindness, love, understanding, trust, wisdom, affection, and care are true virtues and hold much more importance than money, property, and gold". Adding, "Let's pray that no one else suffers because of a group of insecure cowards," the woman said, "I am free, and the beautiful ruins are a part of me".
DCP North West Delhi Bhisham Singh mentioned that the victim hanged himself with a cloth and his family took him down and kept his body on the bed.
A post-mortem will be conducted and the report is expected to come by Friday.
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Bomb threat at Mangaluru RTO turns out to be hoax
Mangaluru (PTI): A search operation was carried out at the Regional Transport Office here on Monday after the office received a bomb threat email, which later turned out to be a hoax, police said.
The email was received on Sunday night but came to the notice of the authorities only on Monday afternoon, following which immediate precautionary measures were taken, they said.
According to police, the RTO office staff were evacuated as a safety measure, and the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad was pressed into service to conduct a meticulous search of the building.
Police personnel and the dog squad were also deployed at the spot.
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“The email claimed that bombs were kept in the RTO office. The Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad checked the premises thoroughly and no suspicious object was found. It was a hoax email,” a senior police officer said.
Officials said the authorities are treating the incident seriously and have launched an investigation to trace the source of the email.
“A case has been registered at the South police station in this regard and further investigation is underway,” he added.
