Delhi,  January 5, 2015

Software engineer stabs wife, hangs self in Dwarka The couple had been married for just two months.A 32-year-old software engineer allegedly stabbed his wife before hanging himself at their Platinum Heights residence in Dwarka Sector 18 on Sunday. The couple had been married for just two months.Police said the couple, Amit Bachchan and Shivani Patni, had got into an argument before the incident took place. In her statement, Ms. Patni told the police that the incident was the result of a marital discord.However, the Bachchan family suspect foul play. “Ms. Patni made the call to the police control room. She told us that she was lying injured inside her flat after her husband inflicted grievous injuries,” said a senior police officer.Before the police team could reach her house, Ms. Patni, who was bleeding, dropped a flower pot from the eighth floor flat to attract a security guard’s attention. Police said the guard, too, had made a call to the PCR.“Amit was found lying on the floor of the drawing room with a cable tied around his neck,” said the police officer. They suspect that Mr. Bachchan’s body weight may have pulled him down to the floor. However, the ceiling fan wasn’t damaged or bent.