INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Onlookers had spotted the girl at the parapet and had tried to coax her back down
(Representational)Mumbai: Moments after writing a chilling letter to her mother, revealing that she no longer wanted to live, a 14-year-old
girl jumped to death from a high-rise in Kandivli on Thursday
Before taking the drastic step, she wrote to her mum: "I am not well and am going to commit suicide."The incident took place at 4.30 pm,
after the teenager had returned from coaching classes
She gave the letter to a classmate who lived in the same neighbourhood, requesting him to deliver it to her mother
The boy took a peek at the note, panicked, and ran to her mother's house to hand over the letter
Together, they rushed downstairs, but by then, the girl had already jumped from the 8th floor of the adjacent tower.Star Student And
PrefectThe Std IX student was a star scholar and was prefect at her school
This is the second suicide in as many months at the institute, which is offering counselling to students
According to the police, onlookers spotted the girl on the parapet and tried to coax her back down, to no avail
The entire incident was captured on camera
"We filed an accidental death report
The last rites were carried out on Friday
The victim is survived by her parents and a younger sister," said an officer from the Samta Nagar police.Inputs by Pallavi Smart(Except for
the headline, this story has not been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
