A Class 11 student died in Ghaziabad on Friday morning after falling from the 21st floor of a residential building in the ATS Advantage Society, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad.
The incident took place when the 17-year-old boy had gone to the ATS society to meet his friend, a resident told Financial Express.
One of the friends said that the victim said he had some errand and stepped out. A few minutes later, they saw commotion below the building and realised that their friend had fallen off the 21st floor.
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“We received information that a boy has jumped off the 21st floor. The boy was 17 years old. He had gone to ATS society to meet this friend. His friends say that he was going down for some work,” said Swatantra Kumar Singh, Superintendent of Police, Indirapuram.
The boy was rushed to Shanti Gopal Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead and discovered a suicide note in his pocket.
According to the police, initial investigations suggest the possibility of suicide, as a note was recovered from the boy.
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The boy was immediately rushed to Shanti Gopal Hospital, where doctors discovered a suicide note in his pocket. While the initial evidence points towards suicide, the police are not ruling out any other possibilities.