In a tragic incident, a 49-year-old media professional died on Sunday morning after falling from the terrace of a seven-storey building where lived at Goregaon in north Mumbai.
Adarsh Mishra, who resided in a seventh floor flat at Trimurti co-operative housing Society at Siddharth Nagar locality, had gone for a morning walk, when the incident took place.
The footage of the CCTV footage put up at the society lobby showed that he fell down from the terrace of the building at around 10.30 am.
Mishra was rushed to the nearby Siddharth Hospital where he was declared dead upon arrival.
Though the police are not suspecting any foul play, they have not ascertained as yet whether it was an accidental death or a suicide. The police have registered a case of accidental death and are investigating the matter.
Sanjay Bhole, senior inspector attached to the Goregaon police station, said that the footage from the CCTV camera installed at the seventh floor of the building showed that he was climbing up to the terrace with a handkerchief in his hand.
The police are also examining the footage of the CCTV cameras installed in the neighbouring buildings to ascertain the exact cause of death.
Mishra, who was till recently the vice president of DNA newspaper, lived with his wife and son in the seventh floor flat of the Trimurti building.
Mishra’s body was handed over to his family after a port-mortem. Meanwhile, the investigations into the cause of his death are continuing.
Prior to joining DNA, Mishra had worked with “The Indian Express”, “Anand Bazar Patrika” and the Lokmat Group.
Mishra, who used to head the crucial network development and Distribution functions at DNA, had recently become the director of the VIVA Institute of Management and Research, a private educational institution.