IIT-JEE aspirant dies by suicide after jumping from 8th floor of high-rise in Lucknow

TOI City Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Oct 5, 2024, 15:56 IST

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A 17-year-old IIT-JEE aspirant named Aditya died by suicide in Lucknow. He jumped from the eighth floor of Commerce House where he attended coaching classes. The incident was reported by a security guard, and the police found his cellphone and contacted his family. CCTV footage is being reviewed, and a post-mortem is scheduled.

IIT-JEE aspirant dies by suicide after jumping from 8th floor of high-rise in Lucknow

A 17-year-old IIT-JEE aspirant from Lucknow, named Aditya, tragically died after jumping off the eighth floor of Commerce House. The incident occurred early Saturday morning.

NEW DELHI: A 17-year-old IIT-JEE aspirant died by suicide after jumping from the eighth floor of a building in Lucknow on Saturday.
The police reported, "At around 7.30 am, the security guard of Commerce House informed the Hazratganj police station that a youth has jumped off the building. The police immediately reached the spot and shifted the youth to the civil hospital where the doctors declared him dead."
The youth has been identified as Aditya, a resident of the Jankipuram area in Lucknow.CCTV footage from the building is being reviewed, and the body has been sent for a post-mortem examination.
Preliminary information indicates that Aditya used the emergency stairs to climb to the top floor of Commerce House, where he attended coaching classes, and then jumped from there.
"The family members of the deceased have been contacted using the victim's cellphone found in a bag which he left behind," according to the police statement.

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