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17-Year-Old’s Suicide Brings Goregaon Oberoi Complex Deaths to Four

Police plan to bring mental-health experts to counsel residents after completing an inquest into the latest accidental-death case.

Overview

  • The 17-year-old Class XI student, who was receiving treatment for depression at Ambani Hospital, died instantly after jumping from her 23rd-floor bedroom window at around 3:30 p.m.
  • Aarey police opened an accidental/unnatural-death case, conducted an inquest panchnama with witnesses, recorded a detailed statement from the girl’s father, and ordered a postmortem.
  • This is the fourth such death in the Oberoi complex within the last 10 months, with victims aged between 16 and 22.
  • Senior Inspector Ravindra Patil said the 54-story Oberoi society will be visited by police and mental-health experts to counsel young residents.
  • Earlier fatalities include a July fall by a 22-year-old from the 45th floor of the E-Square tower and a May jump by another 17-year-old from the same complex.