Mumbai: Teen falls to her death after party with friends at Tardeo

The parents of a 16yearold girl are in shock after her daughter allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the 23rd floor of a highrise in Tardeo late on Friday night while she was asleepA security guard found her lying in a pool of blood in the garden area of the ninth floor She was rushed to Nair Hospital where the doctors declared her dead on arrival The police are still investigating the reason behind the alleged suicide but sources said that she had attended a party at a friends residence in Peddar Road that evening and its possible that something may have upset her thereThe deceased identified as Priyanka Kothari 16 was a Std X student of Hill Spring International School in Tardeo and those who knew her say she was preparing to study at a foreign university She lived with her parents Amrish a jeweller mother Ruchika and sixyearold brother in Imperial Heights a twin tower high rise in Tardeo On Friday Priyanka left home around 730 pm to attend a gettogether at a friends place in Peddar Road When she returned home around 1130 pm her mother is believed to have been asleep The maid who opened the door was the last person to see her She told the cops that Priyanka had directly gone to her bedroomThe Kotharis live on the 23rd floor of Imperial Heights Tardeo PicBipin KokateEfforts to establish identityAround 1 am the security guard posted near the garden area of the ninth floor heard a loud thud When he checked he saw a girl lying in a pool of blood She was wearing a Tshirt and joggers The guard immediately called the control room said a senior police officer A patrolling van immediately reached the spot and rushed the girl in a van to Nair Hospital where doctors declared her dead added the officerHowever as the police were yet to establish the identity of the girl they started conducting inquiries within the building After around oneandahalf hours the police managed to identify her as a resident of flat number 2308 on the 23rd floor When one of the constables rang the doorbell the maid opened the door After a picture of the girl was shown to her she rushed inside to call the girls mother said an officer on condition of anonymityNo suicide noteThe police carried out a thorough search of the residence Priyankas father had left for Delhi on Friday morning for work Together with brother Avinash he runs a close to 80yearold business out of their Altamount Road boutique No suicide note was found at the residence As of now the Tardeo Police have registered an accidental death report Her bedroom has a window that couldnt be opened and therefore the only place she could have fallen from is the private terrace which the living room opens out into From the CCTV footage outside it appears that the girl looked fine when she arrived homeThe police are yet to inspect the CCTV footage of the residence Prima facie there seems to be no history of any pressure of studies or fight with her parents said a senior officer From the probe so far they found that Priyanka had gone to Peddar Road for a party with her school friend Her mother is in deep shock and couldnt recollect the name of the friend who her daughter was with said the officerAlso ReadMumbai 22yearold Mulund resident commits suicide family alleges tortureCatch up on all the latest Mumbai news crime news current affairs and also a complete guide on Mumbai from food to things to do and events across the city here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates