Badlega India
A top executive of Encyclopedia Britannica allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the 19th floor of a building in DLF Phase-III Gurgaon, police said.
Vineet Whig, 47 years old, COO of Britannica, committed suicide yesterday and a note was found from his pocket stating that he was fed up with his life, said Hawa Singh, PRO, Gurgaon Police.
Whig lived in Block-D of DLF Belvedere Park with his wife, two sons, a daughter and his father who suffered a heart attack after receiving the news of Whig’s death. The body was found in the ventilation shaft of Block-C by sweepers when they went to clean it at 9 AM yesterday.
They informed the society security control room which told the family and thereafter the police was informed at 9.45 AM, Singh added.
Singh said, “According to the family, Whig went for his morning walk but did not return home on his usual time but they did not find anything suspicious as sometimes he would get late.”
The top executive had also worked with IT giant Wipro before joining Britannica. “CCTV footage is being examined to verify the details and examine the sequence of events,” Singh added.
