Pan Masala Baron’s Daughter-in-Law Wrote About ‘Relationship Issues’ In Diary Before Suicide

A 38-year-old woman, the daughter-in-law of the owner of Kamla Pasand Pan Masala, was found dead at her home in Vasant Vihar, southwest Delhi. According to Police, she died by suicide. During the search of her room, officers recovered a diary that contained an entry referring to “relationship issues”.

A senior police officer familiar with the investigation said the diary did not contain any names. He added that the woman had not blamed anyone for her circumstances in the entry. Other pages of the diary are being examined to understand her state of mind in the days leading up to the incident.

Family alleges harassment by husband and in-laws

The woman’s brother has accused her husband and his family of harassment. He claimed that his sister had been “tortured” for a long time and that the in-laws

had made repeated promises to mend the situation but had failed to do so.

“We recently found out that her husband had illegally married someone else,” he alleged. According to him, the family had brought her back to Kolkata for some months, hoping she would recover emotionally. He said the in-laws later visited them and “promised to take care of her”, after which she returned to Delhi. However, he claimed that “the torture continued” once she went back to her marital home.

The businessman’s lawyer, Rajender Singh, dismissed all allegations made by the woman’s family as “baseless”. He said both sides were grieving and urged for the last rites to be carried out peacefully. “There was no note or complaint against anyone,” he added.

The woman lived with her husband and their two children. On Tuesday morning, her husband left home to go to the gym while their children went to school. According to police, he returned to the house later in the morning and found his wife unresponsive in the dressing room attached to their bedroom.

He immediately called for help, and she was taken to hospital. Doctors declared her “brought dead”. Deputy commissioner of police (southwest) Amit Goel said an autopsy had been carried out, and the body was handed back to the family after the post-mortem.

Police begin inquiry into unnatural death

The police have begun proceedings under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the provision that deals with inquiries into unnatural or suspicious deaths. This includes examining personal documents, speaking to relatives, and reviewing evidence found at the scene.

Officers say they will continue questioning family members from both sides and will review the statements before deciding if any criminal action is required. No FIR has been registered at this stage, and the inquiry remains open.

Police are also waiting for the detailed autopsy report, which may help determine whether any external pressure or injury is linked to the death.