15-Year-Old Boy Falls To Death From 7th Floor Flat Of Gurugram Society

Police is unclear whether the boy fell accidently or died by suicide by jumping from the common balcony on the floor.

Gurugram: A 15-year-old boy has died in Haryana’s Gurugram under suspicious circumstances on Friday after falling off the seventh floor of a building where he lived. The police, investigating the mysterious death of the deceased youth, who was a student of Class 10, are still clueless about the circumstances leading to his death. According to police, it was still unclear whether the boy, a resident of Sector 45, fell accidently or died by suicide by jumping from the common balcony on the floor.

Meanwhile, the family of the deceased has filed a written complaint to police saying that they do not suspect any foul play in the incident.

Prima Facie

According to the police, the boy came out from his flat with a school bag around 8.30am on Friday, and fell from the balcony under suspicious circumstances.

Police took the body in custody and kept it in the mortuary. The body was handed over to the victim’s family after an autopsy.

The cause behind the death is not ascertained yet and no note written by the boy has been recovered, police said.

Investigation On In Matter

The was a student of Delhi Public School and a native of Kerala, who lived with his family on the seventh floor flat. His elder brother is a student of class XII in the same school. Police has initiated proceeding into his death under Section 174 of the CrPC.

“We cannot immediately confirm if it’s suicide or an accidental death. The family of the deceased has neither blamed anyone for the death nor raised any doubt that he could take the extreme step. Further probe is on”, said Inspector Satish Kumar, the Station House Officer (SHO) of Sector 40 police station.

(With inputs from agencies)