Salil Kapoor, the former president of Atlas Cycles, allegedly shot himself to death at his residence at Doctor APJ Abdul Kalam Lane in the national capital, Delhi Police said on Tuesday.
Kapoor, 65, was found dead on the ground floor of his three-storey house. He was rushed to AIIMS, Delhi, where the doctors declared him dead, according to a report in The Indian Express.
The Delhi Police, meanwhile, said that the police personnel are present at the spot and is investigating the matter. The incident surfaced after the family members found Kapoor’s body lying in a pool of blood near the puja room inside the house.
A suicide note has also been recovered from the crime scene, ANI quoted the police as saying.
The note accuses “four to five” people who were allegedly “physically, mentally and telephonically” torturing him, the report said.
Earlier in 2015, Salil Kapoor was arrested by the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police in two cases of cheating involving Rs 9 crore.