‘I love you’ on clothes & a chilling note: What preceded Gurgaon techie couple’s deaths
An IT professional and his wife were found dead in their Gurgaon apartment following an email sent to his employer. Police are investigating the incident as a potential murder-suicide, noting that the couple had no known marital discord.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the growing concern regarding mental health and domestic safety within the high-pressure corporate tech sector in India.
GURGAON: An email sent to his employer at around 7am, saying “we are leaving this world”, set off a chain of events that led to the discovery of an IT professional and his wife dead in their Gurgaon apartment on Wednesday.The techie had also shared the phone numbers of his parents and landlord, asking the company to inform them.When the landlord reached the flat in Tower 7 of M3M Marina, he found Mohammad Aslam (30) hanging and his wife, Farhana, who was about to turn 28, lying on the floor with an injury mark on her neck. He alerted Badshapur police station.Inside the flat, police found a note bearing the words “We are leaving this world”. The words “I love you” had also been scribbled on Farhana's clothes.
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