A 94-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the balcony of her15th floor of her condominium in Gurugram's Sector-48 on Monday morning. The woman was facing multiple health problems and depression, no case has been registered, the police said.
According to the police, Urmila Advani, the deceased, was a retired teacher. She was residing with her son Anil, daughter-in-law and grand-daughter in Central Park Society part-2, Sector-48 for the past several years.
The police suspect that the woman took the extreme step as she was suffering from depression and multiple health issues since her husband died two years ago.
The incident came to fore at around 6 am on Monday morning when the body was spotted by a security guard present inside the condominium who informed the security supervisor and the woman's son who was out for a morning walk.
“At around 6 am, we received a call that a resident had committed suicide and a team from Sadar police station was rushed to the spot. The woman was lying in a pool of blood. The woman was taken to a nearby hospital where doctors declared her dead," said Dinesh Kumar, station house officer (SHO) of Sadar police station.
According to the preliminary probe, the woman had jumped from her balcony.
A suicide note was found in the woman's room in which she had written about her bad health condition, police said.
“We are investigating the matter. Things will be clearer after the deceased’s family records their statement with the police,” Kumar added.
The body was handed over to the family members after an autopsy on Monday evening.