20-yr-old jumps to death in Gzb, family alleges foul play

A 20-year-old man allegedly jumped to his death from a high-rise; parents suspect foul play and named a friend in a police complaint. Investigation ongoing.

A 20-year-old man allegedly jumped to death from the fourteenth floor of a high-rise in Kavi Nagar on Thursday, police said, adding that his parents have alleged foul play and named his friend in a police complaint.

20-yr-old jumps to death in Gzb, family alleges foul play

“The parents of the victim filed a police complaint on Friday while alleging foul play. They have named a woman, who they said is a resident of the high-rise where the incident took place. Police are inquiring and investigating the case as per the complaint,” Anurag Sharma, station house officer (SHO) of Kavi Nagar police station, said.

According to police, the deceased was from Dehradun and was residing in Wave City Township. On Thursday morning, he went to another high-rise, around 2-3 kilometres away from his place.

“Based on CCTV footage from the area and information given by locals, after walking into the building, the man went to the fourteenth floor and jumped to death. His mobile phone was found broken on the tenth floor. He was taken to a hospital by the police, where he was declared dead. An autopsy was conducted, however, his family did not take the handover of the body and demanded a second autopsy. A complaint is received from his parents, and investigation is underway,” assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Siddharth Gautam, said.