Woman Kills Herself An Hour After Her Husband Died From Cardiac Arrest

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Prateek Laurel and wife, Monica (Photo by Indian Express News)

A 36-year-old Indian woman committed suicide by jumping from the eighth floor of her flat on Tuesday, an hour after her husband died due to a cardiac arrest.

According to Noida police and residents of Prateek Laurel in Sector 119 — where the couple lived — Anurag Aggarwal was rushed to Fortis Hospital following complaints of chest pain Tuesday afternoon. He later died in the hospital after a cardiac arrest at 2 pm. His wife, Monica Aggarwal jumped from the balcony at around 3 pm. She was rushed to a hospital where she was declared brought dead. The couple have a six-year-old daughter.

Guards and residents of Prateek Laurel said Anurag had complained of chest pain on Tuesday afternoon.

“His wife had also gone with him to the hospital. Around 2 pm, doctors told the family that he had passed away. She could not accept this news and was not willing to leave his body. The family brought her back to the flat. We think she locked the balcony door from outside before she jumped. We immediately rushed her to hospital.”

Neighbours told Indian Express News that the family had taken their bodies to Haridwar for their last rites. Police said Prateek was a software engineer at Tech Mahindra while Monica was a housewife.