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Gurugram Software Engineer Sends Last Day Email, Kills Wife and Dies by Suicide
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News18•17-10-2026, 09:06
Gurugram Software Engineer Sends Last Day Email, Kills Wife and Dies by Suicide
- •A 30-year-old software engineer named Mohammed Aslam strangled his 28-year-old wife Farhana to death and then died by suicide in Gurugram.
- •The incident came to light after Aslam sent an email to his office colleagues stating that it was his last day on earth and citing mental stress.
- •The couple lived on rent in M3M Marina Society, Sector-68, and had recently moved to Gurugram from Bengaluru three months ago.
- •Police and the landlord reached the flat after colleagues raised an alarm, finding the woman's body on the floor and the man hanging from the fan.
- •Authorities have seized mobile phones and laptops for forensic examination, and the exact cause of death will be confirmed after post-mortem.
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The software engineer sent an email to his company stating it was his last day on earth and asking to inform his family, which prompted the landlord and colleagues to alert the police.
The incident occurred in a rented flat at the M3M Marina Society located in Sector 68, Gurugram, Haryana.
Preliminary findings indicate that the 30-year-old software engineer strangled his wife with a rope before hanging himself, with mental stress being cited as a factor while forensic investigations continue.
