A 37-year-old woman, a human resources official at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), was found dead inside the house of an IRS official in Noida on Saturday. Police said 37-year-old Shilpa Gautam was found dead inside the apartment of IRS officer Saurabh Meena.
Meena, who is currently posted in Delhi, has been arrested in connection with the woman's death. He reportedly called the police, stating that Shilpa had locked herself inside the room before handing herself from a ceiling fan.
The residents of the upscale Lotus Boulevard apartment came to know about the death only after the police rushed to Tower 8 of the society.
According to a complaint lodged by Shilpa's father OP Gautham, Meena had been dating his daughter for the past three years after the duo met on a dating app. He alleged that Saurabh had promised to marry Shilpa but failed to honour his commitment. This had been a reason for frequent arguments between the duo for some time. The woman's father also alleged that Saurabh Meena had been physically abusing Shilpa.
According to Noida Additional DCP Manish Kumar, a case has been registered against the IRS official. "Yesterday, we received the information regarding the suicide of a woman in the Lotus Blue Word Society of the Noida Sector 100. 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," Kumar told ANI.