A 17-year-old boy died on Tuesday after he allegedly fell from his apartment on the 24th floor of a building in a group housing society.
The police suspect the incident, which took place in Gaur Saundaryam society in the Bisrakh area of Greater Noida, to be a case of suicide.
“Around 6.30 am on Tuesday, a supervisor of the housing society alerted the police that a 17-year-old boy who lived with his family there had fallen off their 24th-floor apartment,” a police spokesperson said. The supervisor of the society informed the police after the incident. After the information, the police arrived at the scene.
The teenager was rushed to a hospital but was declared dead by the doctors, the official said, adding that prima facie it appeared to be a case of suicide.
According to police, the deceased was 17 years old and he was in class 12.
He lived at the location with his mother and sister. His father, Dr Aman Srivastava, is a professor at an MBA college in Dubai, while his mother is an advocate. They are originally from Gorakhpur.