Businessman attempts suicide at Taj Hotel in Delhi

NEW DELHI: A 48-year-old businessman allegedly attempted suicide in a five star hotel here apparently depressed over financial disputes with four businessmen and subsequent court cases, police said today.
Ravinder Singh Bawa, who resides in Karol Bagh, checked into Room No 708 of Taj Hotel on Mansingh Road near India Gate on April 30 where he allegedly consumed alcohol laced with poison, a senior police official said.
Police came to know about the incident when a doctor at Jeevan Nursing Home in Karol Bagh said that Bawa was brought to the hospital in an unconscious state after consuming poison.
According to the doctor, he was brought into the hospital by his family in an unconscious state with froth coming out of his mouth. Hotel staff had informed the family about the incident.
He is recuperating in the hospital.
A suicide note was recovered from the hotel room in which he alleged that he had a financial dispute with four businessmen and there were cases in the court.
Bawa's wife also told police that he had borrowed money from several people and there were court cases in this regard which led to his depression, the official said.
A search in his hotel room yielded two empty alcohol bottles, a broken glass and a bottle of water.
A case of attempted suicide has been registered against him.