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Police Probe Mumbai College Student’s Fall After Family Alleges Foul Play

Investigators are examining CCTV footage to reconstruct whether the 21-year-old student’s fatal fall was accidental or deliberate

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Overview

  • Sandhya Pathak, a third-year statistics student at Sathaye College, fell from the third floor of the Vile Parle building on June 19 and later died at a nearby hospital
  • Vile Parle police have filed an Accidental Death Report as they weigh evidence for suicide, accident or other causes
  • No suicide note has been found, and officers are questioning staff, classmates and Pathak’s friends about her recent behaviour and state of mind
  • Pathak’s family rejects the suicide theory, saying she was cheerful that morning and demanding a thorough investigation into a possible push
  • The case has intensified discussions about student safety and mental health support in Mumbai’s higher education institutions