- A 25-year-old Chartered Accountant died by suicide using helium gas in a Delhi guest house
- The incident occurred at an Airbnb near Bengali Market; it came to light after he failed to check out
- Police found a cylinder with pipe in his mouth and plastic sheet on face and neck
A 25-year-old Chartered Accountant allegedly died by suicide by inhaling helium gas at a guest house in Delhi, after leaving behind purported notes on paper and on social media, police said.
The incident - the first case of suicide through helium intake in the Capital - took place at an Airbnb accommodation near Bengali Market in Gol Market and came to light on Monday, when Dheeraj Kansal failed to check out of the premises.
According to the police, the owner came across a foul smell near the room when he raised an alarm and alerted the cops. On breaking the door, a police team found Kansal dead on the bed. A pipe with one end connected to a cylinder and the other inside his mouth was also found. His face and neck was wrapped in a transparent plastic sheet, police sources said.
Kansal had checked in the accommodation at 18, Bazaar Lane on July 20 and was scheduled to leave on July 28, the sources said.
The accountant allegedly left behind suicide notes on his Facebook profile as well as on paper, just incase the social media "post gets deleted".
In the Facebook post, Kansal said "no one should be blamed" for his death. "This was my choice alone. Every single person who i met in my life was really kind to me. So i request the police and government to please don't disturb anyone because of this," he said.
He said his money should be donated to an orphanage or an old age home. He said his organs should also be donated.
Kansal's note revealed his disturbed state of mind. "I want to say thank all of you. I am not going to say any names because I don't want any of you to get in trouble..," he said.
Kansal is believed to have ordered the helium cylinder from an e-commerce website in Ghaziabad.
The police said the body has been sent to Lady Hardinge Hospital for postmortem.
The Chartered Accountant lost his father in 2002 and his mother remarried. He was raised by his grandparents.
His mobile phone and social media activities are also being probed, the police said.
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