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Gurugram Class 10 Student Dies After 19th-Floor Jump Following Reprimand Over Marks

Police treated the death as suicide under a statutory inquiry with no case registered after the father denied foul play.

Overview

  • Police said the 15-year-old jumped from his family's 19th-floor balcony in Sector-37D between 10:30 pm and 11:00 pm.
  • Investigators reported the incident followed a dinner-time scolding over low half-yearly exam marks.
  • The father told officers his son had been mentally distressed over studies and he refused any allegation of foul play.
  • An inquiry under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita was conducted, an autopsy was completed, and the body was handed to the family.
  • Residents and security guards heard a loud thud, raised an alarm, and neighbors informed the parents about 15 minutes later.