Puneet Khurana, the owner of For God’s Bakery and Woodbox Cafe in Delhi has committed suicide
At his home in the northwest Delhi neighbourhood of Kalyan Vihar, a 40-year-old man Puneet Khurana is accused of hanging himself from a ceiling fan.
After #AtulSubhash another person committed suic!de.
When will courts in India wake up and when will Government make a law which considers all men and women are equal?
Here are the pic of #PuneetKhurana and his wife’s Social media post about the abuse she is receiving!! pic.twitter.com/7aBhlFE9cQ
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Jatin Khanna, a family friend of the deceased who was identified as businessman Puneet Khurana, revealed a number of shocking discoveries in an interview with media. Jatin has identified a number of potential contributing causes to Puneet’s premature death, drawing comparisons to the suicide case of Bengaluru techie Atul Subash.
Who is Puneet Khurana as owner of For God’s Bakery and Woodbox Cafe in Delhi commits suicide after recording video amidst divorce proceedings with wife Manika Jagdish Pahwa
Puneet Khurana co-owned the bakery, Woodbox Cafe with his wife Manika Jagdish Pahwa.
Khurana (40) was found hanging in his room in Model Town’s Kalyan Vihar area on New Year’s Eve and he had spoken to Manika on Monday night and recorded the conversation, in which the couple can be heard fighting over issues related to the business.
Khurana’s family has blamed Ms Pahwa for his death and said she instigated him to die by suicide and in her post on Instagram from six days ago, Ms Pahwa said she is healing well “after all the toxicity and narcissistic abuse” and was trying to “be better and to be indifferent” every day.
A 55-minute video is said to have been recorded by Puneet Khanna before his passing. This footage, in contrast to the Atul Subash case, has not been released to the public and is presently being held by the police.
The three culprits of #PuneetKhurana suicide case. Manika and her parents tried to extort money from Puneet & threatened physical harm to parents through goons. Puneet Khurana is #OneMoreAtulSubhash #JusticeIsDue pic.twitter.com/4rwb86WKjK
— Justice Is Due (@burgerstrike) January 1, 2025
In September, Puneet Khurana started the process of divorcing his wife. He and his family were allegedly subjected to severe mental harassment during this period as a result of his wife’s purportedly escalating demands for alimony.
In 2016, Puneet, who worked in the food supply industry, married his wife out of love. She was his business associate as well. She allegedly requested a bigger share of the company, which made him feel even more stressed. The two had been separated since two years and were currently going through divorce proceedings.
Khurana’s sister said that Ms Pahwa had instigated him, “Manika Pahwa, her parents and her sister forced my brother, stressed him out, instigated him by saying, ‘you can’t do anything, die by suicide if you dare’. Puneet shot a video before his death, it is on his phone, he has said everything, about how Manika and his parents pressured him mentally. They threatened to throw our parents out and dared him to open his shop’s shutter. They kept abusing him.”
She also claimed the division of the business had been laid out clearly, but Ms Pahwa kept asking for her share from the other part too, “They earlier ran the bakery business in partnership. But when the first motion for divorce was signed, it was decided and put in writing that Puneet would manage For God’s bakery and Manika would get Woodbox Cafe. It was signed. Even after that, she kept saying that she won’t leave her share. When the matter has been decided in court, go and raise the issue there. She kept calling him and demanding her share.”
2016: ATM was inaugurated#PuneetKhurana Weds Manika Jagdish Pahwa
2024: ATM closed permanently
Puneet Committed Suicide pic.twitter.com/OhSKpbB7vy— NCMIndia Council For Men Affairs (@NCMIndiaa) January 1, 2025
According to reports, Puneet’s wife was using strategies that were similar to those of her elder sister, who is also going through a divorce. Puneet’s wife was allegedly trying to use the same strategy that her sister had used to obtain a property from her husband through alimony demands.
The statements of Puneet’s wife and parents have been recorded by the Delhi Police. However, the case has not yet resulted in any legal action.
Viral Audio for between the #Delhi Businessman who was found Dead Amid #Divorce Conflict, from harassment by his wife and her family.#OneMoreAtulSubhash #OneMore #PuneetKhurana #suicide https://t.co/j6er986B63 pic.twitter.com/5Lti1t8GPS
— ShoneeKapoor (@ShoneeKapoor) January 1, 2025
Puneet hanged herself to end his life. It is claimed that he was motivated to commit this act by ongoing mental torment, even though no foul play has been found. Before he passed away, Puneet spoke with his wife one more time. This conversation has been captured on tape and is being made available to the public.
“Khurana’s father Trilok Nath has produced his mobile phone and other related articles. The mobile phone of the deceased and other related articles were taken in police possession. The body will be handed over to the family members after post-mortem,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Northwest, Bhisham Singh.
Puneet Khurana’s sister speaks out about the challenges he endured before the tragedy. She explains how he was pushed beyond his limits.#PuneetKhurana #MentalHealthAwareness #OneMoreAtulSubhash pic.twitter.com/nRuKr6XHCI
— Sneha Mordani (@snehamordani) January 1, 2025