New Delhi: Natasha Kapur, wife of the joint vice-president of leading bicycle company Atlas Cycles, allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her Aurangzeb Lane residence in Lutyens' Delhi, police said on Wednesday. Police said Kapur (57), in her suicide note, asked her family members to take care of themselves. She, however, did not mention the reason for taking the extreme step, they added. A senior police official said they were informed about the suicide on Tuesday at around 3.30 pm.

Her daughter and son were present in the house when she allegedly killed herself, they said, adding that Kapur's husband, Sanjay, was not at home. Police said Kapur's son Siddhant told them that on Tuesday he called his mother on her mobile phone a couple of times asking her to join him for lunch at the dinning table but she did not respond. So, he went to check on her and found that the door of her room was closed but not locked from inside.