Archive · 5 Aug 2026
Lok Sabha officer dead in Noida; suicide note mentions loan
A man named Gaurav Gautam worked at the Lok Sabha, which is part of India's Parliament.
He lived in a flat in Noida.
On Sunday, something terrible happened at his home.
His wife had gone to visit her parents.
When she came back, she found the flat locked from inside.
She asked a security guard to help her get in.
Inside, she found her husband hanging from a ceiling fan.
She rushed him to a hospital, but the doctors said he had already died.
Police found a note that talked about a loan.
Police are still looking into what happened.
Gaurav Gautam, a 40-year-old officer of the Lok Sabha Secretariat, was found dead at his flat in Kendriya Vihar-II, Noida, on Sunday.
A suicide note recovered from the flat mentioned a loan, with one report saying it pointed to a Rs 70 lakh loan.
His wife, who had been at her parental home, found the flat locked and entered with the help of a security guard.
She found him hanging from a ceiling fan and rushed him to a nearby private hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
A forensic team and local police inspected the scene; the body was sent for post-mortem and an investigation is underway.
- Who
- Gaurav Gautam, a 40-year-old officer described as a Joint Director/Director in the Lok Sabha Secretariat
- What
- Found dead in his flat in an apparent suicide by hanging, with a suicide note mentioning a loan recovered from the scene
- When
- Sunday, August 2, with police reporting the incident on Wednesday
- Where
- Kendriya Vihar-II Society in Sector 82, Noida
- Why
- A recovered suicide note mentioned a loan, with one article citing a Rs 70 lakh loan; the exact reason has not been officially confirmed
- Deceased
- Gaurav Gautam
- Age
- 40
- Designation
- Joint Director/Director in the Lok Sabha Secretariat (articles differ)
- Location
- Kendriya Vihar-II Society, Sector 82, Noida
- Date of death
- Sunday, August 2
- Alleged cause
- Suicide by hanging from a ceiling fan
- Suicide note
- Mentioned a loan; one report cites Rs 70 lakh
- Status
- Investigation underway; body sent for post-mortem
