A 22-year-old Chartered Accountancy student died after allegedly jumping from the ninth floor of an apartment building near Pancheshwar Tower in Jamnagar on Wednesday morning.
The incident occurred at Shaligram Apartment, opposite Goval Masjid. According to police, the woman entered the building around 9 am and took the lift to the ninth floor before reportedly jumping from the terrace.
She suffered severe injuries in the fall and died on the spot due to heavy bleeding.
Residents gathered at the scene after the incident and informed the 108 emergency service. Medical teams that arrived later declared her dead. Jamnagar City A Division Police took custody of the body and began postmortem and forensic procedures.
Police reviewed CCTV footage from the apartment building, which reportedly showed the woman entering the lift and heading to the ninth floor shortly before the incident.
The deceased was identified as Drashti Jatinbhai Parekh, a resident of the Zaveri Deli area near Kalyani Chowk in Jamnagar. She was pursuing Chartered Accountancy studies, while her father is involved in the jewellery business.
According to police, the family had recently been preparing for a religious trip to Kedarnath. The sudden incident has left family members in shock.
Preliminary investigation suggests the student had been experiencing mental stress and depression for some time due to personal reasons. Police have registered a case of accidental death and further investigation is ongoing.