Natasha Kapoor, the wife of the joint vice-president of Atlas Cycles, allegedly ended her life by hanging herself from a ceiling fan inside her residence at the Aurangzeb Lane in the highly secured New Delhi district.

Police have recovered a suicide note purportedly written by her from a temple set up inside her room. "She had asked her children to take care of themselves and their father", a police official said.

Police said they were informed by her family members about the incident around 2:30 pm on Tuesday. Police said her son and daughter were present at the time of the incident. Her husband, Sanjay, too lives in the same house but wasn't present that time, they added.

She was rushed to Dr Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital but was declared brought dead on arrival by the doctors. Her son, Sidhanth, reportedly told the investigating officer (IO) that he had tried calling his mother several times as they were going to have lunch. Despite repeated calls she did not come to the dining hall. Suspecting that something was amiss, Sidhanth went to her room to inquire. He found  doors were slightly open and when he looked for her, he was shell-shocked to find his mother hanging from the ceiling fan. He immediately raised an alarm and shouted for help. Hearing his voice, family members rushed to her room and brought down her body by cutting the cloth that she had used to make a knot, police said.

They first took her to Gangaram hospital where she was declared brought dead. Then, they took the body to RML hospital as it was a case of unnatural death.

Police officials said they have seized a note supposedly written by Natasha and have sent it to the Forensic Sciences Laboratory (FSL) for verifying the handwriting.

A team of forensic experts and district crime team was summoned at the spot to lift evidence and chance prints. The post mortem examination was conducted and the body was handed over to the family members for the last rites.

Police said they are trying to ascertain the last few days before she took the extreme step. Her phone records are also being scanned to know who all were in touch with her during these days. A senior police officer involved in the probe said they will verify her medical records whether she suffered from depression or was undergoing treatment for any other disease. The official said they will be questioning her family members soon in this regard.