Navi Mumbai: The NRI police have detained two friends after a 19-year-old girl died after falling from the seventh floor of a partially constructed abandoned building in Belapur on Thursday. The girl was partying with two other men when the incident took place, police said.
According to police, the deceased was living at her friend’s house for the past two days. Meanwhile, they planned a beer party. However, the deceased's friend was not ready for a beer party at home and they decided to go outside for it. They went to the seventh floor of the abandoned building in sector 15 near D Mart Belapur along the main road.
Girl fell in the shaft of the lift area
The initial investigation revealed that the girl accidentally slipped and fell down and died. The incident took place on Thursday afternoon. Soon after the police received information, they rushed to the site and sent the body for post-mortem.
The NRI police said that they were among a group of friends who were enjoying a party on the seventh floor of an abandoned building. However, the deceased slipped and fell in the shaft of the lift area of the under-construction building. She died on the spot. The police registered an accidental death case report. However, the police have also detained her two friends for interrogation.
Pramod Toradmal, senior police inspector from NRI Coastal Police station said that they have not found any foul play in the incident so far. “It was an accident,” said Toradmal.
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