Former diplomat commits suicide in Delhi

NEW DELHI - A 79-year-old former diplomat committed suicide at his home in Preet Vihar area of east Delhi, police said Thursday.

K.D. Sharma shot himself with his licensed revolver early Thursday. “We received a call at 10 a.m. about the incident, a police official said.

Sharma was Indian high commissioner to Pakistan in the 1980s during former president Zia-ul-Haq’s regime.

A suicide note has been recovered by the police. The note said he was committing suicide because of his inability to cope with a stomach disease, the police official added.