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Mumbai: Upset over results, student leaps to death from Malad building

Updated on: 09 June,2017 08:50 AM IST  |  Mumbai
mid-day online correspondent |

Upset over his exam scores, a 20-year-old engineering student committed suicide by jumping to his death from his residence in a Malad highrise. He hasn't left a suicide note though

Mumbai: Upset over results, student leaps to death from Malad building

Engineering student commits suicide in Malad
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A 20-year-old engineering student committed suicide by jumping to his death from a highrise in Malad West, in which he resided. The deceased was upset over his exam scores and didn't leave a suicide note behind.


According to The Times of India, the Malad police have registered an accidental death case in the matter. The deceased, Kabir Chamelia, a first year engineering student, lived on the building's tenth floor with his parents and brother. His family members revealed he was constantly worried about his future and would appear unsettled.


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Police officials say on Wednesday, the day Chamelia took the drastic step, he conversed with his father, who runs a garment factory in Charkop, about joining him at the work place.

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Chamelia left home around 3:30 pm and didn't show any signs of distress. His mother and brother were there at the time. He stepped out and climbed the building's seventh floor, which had a refuge area and proceeded to leap off. Security personnel found him lying in a pool of blood and informed his family. Cops say they will also record statements from his parents.

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