Ghaziabad: Couple found hanging, man could not repay loan, say cops

GHAZIABAD: A couple were found hanging from ceiling fans in their bedroom in Arthala Village, Sahibabad.
On Monday morning, their 25 year old daughter named Madhu knocked on the door for breakfast with a newspaper but after several calls, when they didn't open the door, she called the neighbours. The neighbours managed to open the window and saw both were hanging from the ceiling fan.
According to police, the deceased were identified as Mangat Pal (50) and his wife Sheela (48). Initial police investigation revealed that Mangat had taken a loan from several friends and he was unable to repay them.
The deceased used to live in the two storey house in which Mangat was living at a room on ground floor and tenants were living in other rooms of the floor while Pal's daughter and son's family were living on the first floor.
"Initial investigation revealed that Mangat had closed his diary business a few months ago due to heavy loss. Two months ago, he started working as a security guard. He had taken loans from several friends and not been able to pay them back," police said.
Keshav (27), deceased's son said that around 8 am, he had gone to his office located in Noida and around 10 am, when his sister Madhu had gone to deliver the newspaper with breakfast, she found the gate was locked from inside. "When no one from them came to open the door, she called the neighbours and tenants for help. Somehow, They opened the gate of the window and found that both bodies were hanging from a ceiling fan and immediately, neighbours have given the information to police," he said.
Kesh Mishra, Circle officer told TOI police received information around 10.45 am today and immediately a police team reached the spot. Police recovered the body and sent for the postmortem and reports are awaited.
"Police are investigating the case with all possible angles but the case is look like a suicide case. Yet, reason behind the case is not clear yet as police is also checking the phone details that if any one calling him on regular basis and pressuring him for money," he said.
The circle officer's full name is Keshav Mishra