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Two Final-Year Students Die After Fall From 18th-Floor Virar Construction Site

Police opened an accidental death inquiry after finding no note at the scene.

Overview

  • Victims were identified as Sham Ghorai, 20, and Aditya Ramsingh, 21, final-year BMS students from Nalasopara.
  • The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. Monday at an under-construction tower in Bolinj, Virar West, police said.
  • A security guard heard a loud crash and alerted authorities, and the site was otherwise empty of workers.
  • No suicide note was recovered as officers registered an Accidental Death Report, documented the scene, and sent the bodies for post-mortem.
  • Investigators are reviewing CCTV, phones, and witness accounts while considering personal or academic stress as possible factors.