An 18-year-old girl reportedly committed suicide by jumping from the 15th floor of a residential building in Bhandup West. The incident took place on Saturday afternoon and the deceased has been identified as Kusum Ramesh Purohit. The Bhandup police have registered an accidental death report (ADR) in connection with the incident and are probing the matter.

Security guards of Bhandup's Dreams Society, where Purohit lived, discovered her body and alerted the residents. On being identified, Purohit was rushed to the nearby Central Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.