Delhi judge dies by suicide at Safdarjung residence, say police

A Delhi judge, identified as Aman Kumar Sharma, has allegedly died by suicide at his Safdarjung area in New Delhi, police said on Saturday, May 2. According to the reports, Aman Sharma worked as a judicial services official. According to preliminary inquiry, the deceased is suspected to have died by hanging, police said.

After receiving the information about the incident, a police team reached the spot and started the investigation into the alleged suicide case.

The body has been sent for post-mortem, officials said, adding that further investigation is underway.

"Judge Aman Kumar Sharma has died by suicide in the Safdarjung area. He was found hanging. Further details awaited," Delhi Police told ANI.

"No foul play has been established so far. However, all angles are being examined as part of inquest proceedings," a senior police officer said, reported PTI.

Relative explains what happened hours before judge killed self

According to the a relative of the Delhi judge, he had called his father a day ago, telling him that he didn't want to live. He had also had blamed his sister-in-law for interfering in his married life.

Father-in-law of judge Aman Kumar Sharma's sister said, “As per the statement given by his father to the Police, around 10 pm last night, Aman had called him saying that he was distressed and it had become difficult for him to continue living. His father departed from Alwar right then and reached here around 12 in the night. Upon arriving, he learned that Aman had been having conflicts with his wife.”

“He told his father that he had been harassed for the last two months. His wife [Swati] is a judicial officer, and her sister [Nidhi Malik] is an IAS officer currently posted in Jammu. According to Aman, Nidhi Malik had been interfering in his life, and she was controlling his household... Aman's father said that his daughter-in-law told him that if you don't leave from here, she would call the police... The next morning an argument broke out in the house. So Aman's father went to the other room. According to him, Swati was extremely angry and shouting, while Aman was crying.”

“After a while, the noise stopped. He waited for a while, thinking that the argument had been resolved. When he went to check up on them after some time, he asked Swati about Aman's whereabouts, to which she replied that she did not know. .. When he called Aman's mobile, he heard it ringing inside the bathroom. He knocked on the bathroom door and asked him to open the door. During this, Yudhvir (Swati's chacha) and Nidhi Malik arrived. They tried a lot, banged the furniture against the door, but the door didn't open. Then the neighbours told them that there was a window in the shaft. So they got a ladder. The guard Shankar climbed the ladder, broke the window and entered the bathroom. He found Aman hanging... Aman was 30 years old,” he said.

Official records mentioned that Aman Kumar Sharma had joined the Delhi Judicial Services on June 19, 2021. A law graduate from Symbiosis Law School, Pune, he completed his BA LLB in 2018.

As the judicial services official, Aman Sharma dealt with a range of criminal and civil cases. He also served in different jurisdictions as a judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) and civil judge.

With effect from October 18, 2025, Aman Sharma had taken charge as the Full-Time Secretary of the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) in the North-East district at Karkardooma Courts.

Police said statements of concerned persons are being recorded and relevant circumstances leading to the incident are being examined.

(With inputs from agencies)