Couple found dead in hotel in Delhi’s Jafrabad, police suspect suicide - The bodies of a man and a woman, in their late 20s, were found inside a room at a budget hotel in Northeast Delhi’s Jafrabad, officers said on Friday.

DCP (Northeast) Joy Tirkey said it was found that Sohrab and Ayesha had checked into the hotel at 01.02 pm and had booked the room for four hours. “When they did not come out after the allotted time, the hotel staff knocked on the door. On getting no response, they called the beat constable. The room was opened in the presence of the police,” added the DCP.

While Sohrab was found hanging from the ceiling fan with a nylon rope, Ayesha was found lying dead on the bed. There were some ligature marks on her neck, said police. “A half page hand-written note in Hindi was found lying on the bed next to Ayesha, claiming that both were in love and had had decided to end their lives together… Crime Team and FSL team have reached the spot and CCTV footage of the reception and staircase is being examined,” added the officer.