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Greater Noida Mother and 11-Year-Old Son Die in 13th-Floor Fall as Police Probe Suspected Suicide

Investigators are verifying a note that points to distress over the child's long-term illness.

Overview

  • Sakshi Chawla, 37, and her son Daksh, 11, were found dead after a fall from their Ace City apartment around 10 am Saturday, police said.
  • A handwritten note recovered from the flat, addressed to husband Darpan Chawla, said "We are leaving this world... sorry" and that no one was responsible.
  • Police say preliminary inquiries point to the mother's distress over her son's long‑term neurodevelopmental condition and his dependence on medication.
  • Investigators are treating the case as a suspected suicide, with handwriting analysis underway, statements being recorded, and post‑mortem reports awaited.
  • Accounts differ over the sequence, with some reports saying she jumped with the child and others suggesting she fell while trying to save him, which officers say remains under examination.