Navi Mumbai: Student Ends Life by Jumping off Fifth Floor of School

Mumbai: A Class IX student allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the fifth floor of a school on Friday, a police official said. The incident took place in Navi Mumbai's Seawoods area. The incident took place in an English medium school at 7am when classes were about to begin, the NRI police station official said. "The student jumped into a nearby creek. The act was captured on CCTV. The body has been sent for post mortem.

The cause of this extreme act is not known. The child's parents are in shock and have not given any statement so far. An accidental death case has been registered," he said. Assistant Commissioner of Police Mayur Bhujbal said a probe covering all angles related to the incident was underway.

In a separate incident, a 23-year-old man allegedly killed himself in Mumbai's Bhandup , triggering panic in the neighbourhood. Before shooting himself dead at his home, the deceased reportedly sent a video to his father, saying that no one should be held responsible for his death. According to a police official, father of the deceased approached the police to share the information about his son's death. A police investigation has been launched in the matter.

The Indian Express quoted Senior Inspector Dattatray Khandagle affirming that the 23-year-old killed himself around 6 am on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Sahil Qureshi. His father, Fahim, called the Bhandup police, and told them about the incident. While launching an investigation in the matter, the police filed a case of an accidental death in the matter.

In the clip, Sahil said that he was taking the extreme step since he could not achieve what he wanted in life. Meanwhile, the police are probing the source of the country revolver used by Sahil as did he not have a license for the firearm, said an official.

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