NEW DELHI: An eerie silence enveloped the third-floor 2BHK flat in a Kalkaji residential constructing, masking a historical past of deep isolation and mounting monetary misery. Contained in the locked home, a 52-year-old girl and her two grownup sons have been discovered useless, an finish that neighbours and relations stated was preceded by months of withdrawal and an earlier try by the brothers to hurt themselves.The deceased have been recognized as homemaker Anuradha Kapoor (52) and her two sons, Ashish Kapoor (32), who studied engineering from a personal school in Noida, and Chaitanya Kapoor (27), who was in all probability making ready for the civil providers.
Pressured Due To Mortgage And Unpaid Hire, Household Descends Into Darkness
Kalkaji police station acquired a name at 2.47pm on Friday. “The incident got here to note when a bailiff, accompanied by native police employees, visited the home to execute a court docket order of possession. After repeated knocks went unanswered, entry was made utilizing a replica key, the place all three have been discovered useless,” a senior officer stated. Whereas Anuradha and Ashish have been present in one room, Chaitanya was in one other room. A word discovered on the spot signifies that they’d been affected by despair and had killed themselves, stated police. In response to relations, Anuradha’s husband, Sanjeev Kapoor, who had a building enterprise, died a few years in the past due to Covid-related problems and diabetes. Sanjay, a relative, stated the household had been estranged from relations for practically 15 years. “They maintained no communication. Even when Sanjeev handed away, we acquired to find out about it a lot later. We did not even understand how they regarded like now,” he stated. Police stated the household had a historical past of self-harm and each sons had tried suicide on Oct 30. A number of neighbours advised TOI that about two months in the past, the brothers had tried to kill themselves, following which an ambulance and police personnel got here to the home. The household would not often step out even to purchase groceries, they added.The household had additionally allegedly not paid hire for the previous two years, following which the eviction order was issued. “The month-to-month hire was round Rs 34,000 and the owner lives in Mumbai. They began residing in the home about two years in the past and paid hire only for the primary month. The owner then moved court docket,” a police supply stated. Investigators stated the household was in debt as each sons have been unemployed. “That they had taken a number of small loans, ranging between Rs 10,000 and Rs 30,000, from 50-55 folks. The entire quantities to Rs 10-15 lakh,” the supply added.Police stated the final conversations that the household had with anyone was by messages on their telephones. “The sons had simply been speaking with folks asking them to recharge their telephones and asking for cash or asking if there was a job for them. That they had no more than 10-15 contacts saved on their telephones,” the supply stated.