Young BPO employee leaps to death from flyover

A 23-year-old BPO employee jumped to her death from a flyover in west Delhi on Thursday morning, police said.

A 23-year-old BPO employee jumped to her death from a flyover in west Delhi on Thursday morning, police said.

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Deepti left her Paschim Vihar home in her car and parked the vehicle on Moti Nagar flyover and then allegedly leapt from it around 7:15 AM, a senior police official said.

The victim, who works in a BPO in neighbouring Noida, was rushed to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital where she was declared brought dead. She suffered multiple fractures.

According to police, her brother received two text messages from her before she leapt to death, saying she was "sorry".

Investigators have recovered a diary from the car in which she drove to Moti Nagar and is examining it to ascertain the reason for the young woman taking the extreme step.

"We are also speaking to her brother and other family members as well as her co-workers," the official said.