A 35-year-old IRS Officer was arrested by the Noida police in the suicide case of a woman in the Sector 100 area of Noida in the Gautam Buddha Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.
The deceased has been recognized as Shilpa Gautam, a Human Resources official at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).
The incident took place in tower number eight of the Lotus Boulevard Society in sector 100 on Saturday evening, where Ms Gautam was hanging from a rope made of cloth in one of the rooms.
Upon receiving the information from the PRV Control at Police Station Sector 39, the police team immediately rushed to the spot with the field unit and forensic team, called the family of the deceased and collected all the information and evidence from the spot.
Further, the body was sent for the procedure of post-mortem, and legal actions were taken into consideration with the case being registered against the accused.
Reportedly, the woman used to stay with her friend Saurabh Meena, an IRS Officer, who is accused in the case.
On Sunday, in connection with the incident, the family of the deceased wrote a request letter to the police holding Saurabh Meena responsible for the incident and requested to take action against him. Ms Gautam’s family have alleged that Shilpa Gautam and Saurabh Meena had been in a relationship for the past three years.
Saurabh and Shilpa reportedly met through a dating app, and their relationship soon blossomed. Shilpa’s father, OP Gautam, has accused Saurabh of deceit and physical abuse, claiming that the IRS officer had promised to marry Shilpa but failed to honour his commitment, leading to frequent arguments and alleged physical assaults.
Taking immediate cognizance, a case was registered against him at Sector 39 Police Station, accused was arrested and sent to judicial custody.
Speaking with ANI, Manish Kumar, an additional DCP of Noida said, “Yesterday, we received the information regarding the suicide of a woman in the Lotus Blue Word Society of the Noida Sector 100 and the police team of Noida sector 39 immediately rushed to the spot along with the field unit team. The parents and family of the deceased were also called to the spot.”
“On Sunday, the family registered a request to take action against the accused friend Saurabh, with whom she was residing in the flat. The accused has been apprehended by the police and a case has been registered with the IPC sections against him. The accused has been sent to custody and further investigation is carried out,” the ADCP told ANI.
This is a developing story and further details are awaited.
