The ongoing crisis at debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines
claimed a life on Thursday, with the wife of an employee committing suicide and
putting non-payment of salary to her husband as the reason in the suicide note.
Sushmita Chakravarty, 45,
hung herself from a ceiling fan at her Manglapuri
home in south-west Delhi. She appears to have been depressed about the
financial crisis in her family.
Her suicide note, according to additional CP
(southwest) AK Ojha, said husband Manas had not been paid for the past six
months and she was "unable to cope with the situation".
"My husband and son are very caring and I love
them. My husband works with Kingfisher, where they have not paid him for the
last six months. We are in an acute financial crisis, so I am committing
suicide," the note read.
Manas had joined Kingfisher as store manager after
retiring from the air force. Police said the couple's son had taken admission
in an engineering college in Assam this year, adding to their financial burden.
Manas called Sushmita from work around 1pm. When she
didn't answer the phone, he requested neighbours to check on her. One of the
neighbours knocked on the door and, on not getting a response, decided to enter
the house by climbing the wall.
"He saw Sushmita and called the police. She was
rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her dead," a police
officer said.
Despite repeated attempts, Kingfisher officials did
not answer calls. The airline has declared a partial lockout following the
continuing strike by employees over unpaid salaries.
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