Gurugram techie strangles wife, dies by suicide after emailing bosses
Synopsis
A Gurugram software engineer emailed his bosses — leaving numbers for his father and landlord — before allegedly strangling his wife and dying by suicide in their upscale flat. The chilling pre-meditated email, recovered by company officials, is what ultimately brought police to the scene, too late to save either life.
Key Takeaways
Mohammad Aslam, 30 , a software engineer, and his wife Farhana, 28 , were found dead on 15 October 2025 at Flat 103, Tower 7, M3M Marina, Sector 68, Gurugram .
Aslam emailed senior company executives stating his intent to die, providing contact numbers for his father and landlord and asking them to be informed.
Company officials alerted the landlord, who then informed the police; the couple had already died by the time officers arrived.
A suicide note was recovered by the forensic team; preliminary findings suggest Aslam strangled Farhana before hanging himself.
Police say the motive has not yet been established ; investigation is ongoing.
The incident follows two other NCR high-rise deaths earlier in October, including one in Greater Noida West and another at Noida's Supernova building .
A 30-year-old software engineer in Gurugram allegedly strangled his wife before dying by suicide, having sent an email to his company's senior executives moments earlier asking them to notify his father and landlord, police officials said. The bodies of the couple were discovered on 15 October 2025 at Flat 103, Tower 7, M3M Marina in Sector 68, Gurugram.
How the Bodies Were Discovered
Police received information at around 10:30 am on 15 October about a couple found dead at the upscale residential society. Upon arrival, officers found the body of Farhana, 28, on the floor, while her husband, Mohammad Aslam, 30, was found hanging from a ceiling fan hook. Aslam worked as a software engineer at an IT company in Gurugram's Sector 58; Farhana was a homemaker. Farhana was originally from Kerala, while Aslam was a native of Bengaluru, according to officials.
The Email That Alerted Authorities
According to police, Aslam had sent an email to senior executives at his company stating that he intended to end his life. The message included the mobile numbers of his father and landlord, with a request that they be informed. Company officials, upon receiving the email, contacted the landlord, who then alerted the police. However, by the time officers reached the flat, both Aslam and Farhana had already died.
What Investigators Found
A forensic team recovered a suicide note from inside the flat. Preliminary investigation, according to police, suggests that Aslam strangled Farhana before taking his own life. However, officials emphasised that the motive behind the act has not yet been established and further investigation is ongoing.
A Pattern of Tragic Deaths in the NCR Region
This incident is the latest in a series of deaths reported from residential high-rises across the National Capital Region (NCR). Earlier this month, a 36-year-old man identified as Anil Kumar, son of Santosh Kumar and a resident of Ace Divino Society in Greater Noida West, died after falling from the 12th floor of his residential building. His family told police he had been struggling with depression. That death came barely a week after a young man jumped from the 43rd floor of Noida's Supernova building in Sector 94, an incident that sent shockwaves through the area. Mental health professionals have repeatedly flagged the need for workplace wellness frameworks and accessible counselling services, particularly in high-pressure IT sector environments.
Investigations into the Gurugram case continue; police say further findings will be shared once the post-mortem report and forensic analysis are complete.
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Point of View
Composed act of notification that underscores how planned this was, and how alone Aslam must have felt. That company channels, not a crisis helpline, became the last point of contact is a damning indictment of the mental health infrastructure available to IT professionals in India's corporate corridors. Three NCR high-rise deaths in the span of a week is not coincidence — it is a signal. Newsrooms and authorities must resist the temptation to treat each case as isolated and instead ask systemic questions about workplace stress, social isolation, and the near-total absence of proactive mental health intervention in the sector.
NationPress
17 Oct 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What happened in the Gurugram M3M Marina couple death case?
Software engineer Mohammad Aslam, 30, allegedly strangled his wife Farhana, 28, and then died by suicide by hanging at their flat in M3M Marina, Sector 68, Gurugram on 15 October 2025. Police recovered a suicide note, and a forensic investigation is ongoing.
Why did the Gurugram techie email his company before dying?
According to police, Aslam sent an email to senior executives at his IT company in Gurugram's Sector 58 informing them of his intent to end his life. He included the contact numbers of his father and landlord and asked that they be informed. The company acted on the email and contacted the landlord, who then alerted the police.
Has the motive been established in the Gurugram couple death case?
No. Police have stated that the motive behind the act has not yet been established. A suicide note was found by the forensic team, and investigators are awaiting the post-mortem report and full forensic analysis before drawing conclusions.
Who were the victims in the Gurugram M3M Marina incident?
The victims were Mohammad Aslam, 30, a software engineer originally from Bengaluru, and his wife Farhana, 28, a homemaker originally from Kerala. The couple resided in Flat 103, Tower 7 of M3M Marina in Gurugram's Sector 68.
Are there other similar deaths reported recently in the NCR region?
Yes. Earlier in October 2025, a 36-year-old man identified as Anil Kumar died after falling from the 12th floor of Ace Divino Society in Greater Noida West; his family said he had been suffering from depression. A week before that, a young man jumped from the 43rd floor of Noida's Supernova building in Sector 94. Police are treating all three cases separately.
