New Delhi, April 15: A former Indian high commissioner to Pakistan, K.D. Sharma, who served in Islamabad during the Zia-ul Haq regime, allegedly shot himself dead at his East Delhi residence Thursday morning. Sharma, 79, wrote in a suicide note he was “not able to cope with his deteriorating health”.

He was found lying in a pool of blood at his 117 Madhuban Apartments residence in Preet Vihar by domestic help Ravinder at around 10.30 am.
Ravinder informed Sharma’s relatives, including his former in-laws, who soon arrived and called the police. “He used his licensed revolver to shoot himself in the head,” a police official said.
He was married to a Spanish woman, Antonio, now travelling in Spain. His former wife Veena, 69, living in Defence Colony, was one of the first to arrive. His two sons, Vikram and Gautam, both work abroad.

Age Correspondent