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New Delh: A 30-year-old man allegedly shot himself dead in Rohini on Thursday outside of a woman's house, police said.
Police sources have said that they recovered a handwritten note from the man where he mentioned that he was committing suicide over his love affair with the woman.
The deceased was identified as Sunil Thakur, a resident of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, they said.
According to police, they received a PCR call around 8.40 am at the KN Katju Marg police station regarding a person suffering a gunshot injury in the Sector 17 area.
When the police team reached the spot, they found Thakur lying on the staircase of a building. They rushed him to the hospital, where the doctors declared him dead on arrival, a senior police officer said.
Police said that a suicide note was recovered from the place of the incident and is being examined. They also recovered the gun. Further investigation into the matter is underway.