Teen a PU Student jumps to death from high-rise apartment in Bengaluru

Pramesh S Jain & Yogesh K Porwar 

A 16-year-old PU student died after he fell from the seventh floor of an residential apartment building in Geddalahalil in Hennur where he was living,in the early hours of Monday.

Senior officer told reporters it is suspect that the boy had jumped to his death between 1.30 and 5 am at the Mantri Splendour apartment in Geddalahalli.

The deceased’s parents were at home at the time of the incident,”a senior officer said.

The reason for the extreme step is yet to be ascertained,D Devraj,Deputy Commissioner of Police (East),said adding that the police have registered an un-natural death case for further investigation.

The probe is conducted in different angels including possible problems at home and school.

(Those having suicidal tendencies can call Arogya Sahaya Vani phone no:104 for help).