In a shocking incident, a 73-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping off from the 26th floor of a high-rise in Parel.
According to Indian Express, the 73-year-old woman was identified as Savita Laxman Sharma, who resided in Crescent Bay tower in Parel. The woman was going through treatment for depression since August 2018. The incident took place on Monday morning and the cops have said that the woman took help of a chair to lean out of the window.
“We received a call around 7.45am on Monday. A local resident informed that a senior citizen had jumped from the high-rise, following which a team was sent to the spot. We found a chair near the window from where we suspect that she jumped,” an officer from RAK Marg police station told the leading daily.
After the incident, the local residents informed the woman’s daughter about the incident and rushed her to KEM Hospital where the woman was declared dead. The cops have not recovered any suicide note from the spot.
