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Police file abetment case in Delhi judge’s suicide
Delhi Police registered an FIR after the alleged suicide of a 30-year-old judicial officer at his south Delhi residence. The case, filed under abetment to suicide and criminal conspiracy, targets the judge’s wife and investigators are examining all angles.
Why It Matters
The case involves potential abetment in a judge’s death and highlights concerns around personal disputes affecting members of the judiciary; authorities are probing further.
Timeline
5 Events
Police continue investigation; statement pending on exact cause
May 3, 2026
Police said all angles are being examined and no official statement on the exact cause of death has yet been issued.
Father’s statement to police about distress and overnight travel
May 3, 2026
In the father’s statement to the police, he said his son had called him the previous night expressing distress. He traveled overnight from Alwar to Delhi and was present in the house during the incident.
Family and marital-dispute context raised by relatives
May 3, 2026
Relatives alleged the judge was under stress due to domestic disputes with his wife, who is also a judicial officer. The couple reportedly had marital discord for nearly two months.
Body found at residence; timeline of discovery
May 3, 2026
Around 1:30 pm, police received a call from the judge’s brother-in-law. A police team reached the four-storey building in Green Park Main, and found the officer, posted at Karkardooma Court, inside the bathroom of his second-floor flat. The bathroom door was locked from inside; they entered by breaking the window and found the body hanging. He was taken to hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.
FIR registered in connection with judge’s death
May 3, 2026
Delhi Police registered a case under sections 108 (abetment to suicide) and 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Safdarjung Enclave police station, based on a complaint by the deceased’s father. The FIR names the judge’s wife as a suspect; police said other family members’ names are not yet clear and that all angles are being examined.