A 27-year-old woman, the daughter of Maharashtra cadre IAS officers, allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the 10th floor of a building near the Mantralaya in south Mumbai early Monday morning. According to the police, the deceased has been identified as Lipi, who was a law student. She jumped from the building near the state secretariat at around 4 am, they added.
Suicide note recovered
She was immediately taken to the GT Hospital where she was declared dead, officials said. She was pursuing the LLB course in Sonipat, Haryana, and was anxious about her performance in academics, a senior official said. A suicide note was recovered from the spot in which she purportedly stated that no one should be blamed for her death, the official said. A case of unnatural death has been registered at the Cuffe Parade police station, officials said.
The deceased's father, Vikas Rastogi, is the principal secretary in Maharashtra's Higher and Technical Education Department. Her mother Radhika Rastogi is also a senior IAS officer serving in the state government. Earlier, Maharashtra cadre IAS officers Milind and Manisha Mhaiskar lost their 18-year-old son in 2017 after he jumped off a high-rise in Mumbai.
Woman jumps to death in Nashik
Last month, a 30-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping from a high-rise building in Maharashtra's Nashik city, while her two children were found dead in her home. According to officials, she jumped from the terrace of Hari Vandan Apartment in the Konark Nagar area of the city. After being alerted by other residents, the police reached the spot and found her two children dead in her home. Her husband was out of the station at the time.
(With inputs from agencies)
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