Former President of Atlas Cycles, Salil Kapoor, allegedly committed suicide on Sept 3 by shooting himself at his house in Delhi’s A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Marg, officials said.  

After receiving the information about Kapoor’s death, a police team reached his residence and found a suicide note on the spot.

According to a police officer, Kapoor shot himself in the head with a licensed revolver.

In the suicide note recovered from the spot, Kapoor purportedly mentioned a “financial burden” on him, the officer said.

His wife and three children were staying separately, the officer added.

Kapoor’s manager and his family were staying with him in the three-story building, the officer said, adding that Kapoor was immediately rushed to a hospital where the doctors declared him dead.

Five persons have been named in the suicide note recovered from Kapoor’s house, who has been accused of physically and mentally torturing the businessman.

The police said that the case is being investigated from all possible angles.

In 2015, Kapoor was arrested from Uttarakhand by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police in two cases related to cheating amounting to ₹9 crore.

The first case involved a person named Satinder Nath Maira, who alleged that he had given Rs 13 crore to Kapoor's family friend Prashant Kapoor for investment.

When asked to return the amount, Kapoor issued seven post-dated cheques, all of which bounced. During the investigation, Kapoor was declared an absconder by the Saket court in Delhi.

The second case against the former Atlas Cycles head was initiated after a woman named Sunita Bansal filed a complaint alleging that Kapoor cheated her of ₹4 crore.

(This story was taken from a syndicated feed, and edited only for style by Gujarat Samachar Digital staff)

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