Days after the shocking alleged suicide of three girls in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, a similar incident involving a 12-year-old boy was reported from Maharashtra's Thane on Saturday.
According to PTI news agency, citing police, the 12-year-old boy ended his life by jumping from the window of his 6th-floor apartment in a high-rise building in Thane city's Wagle Estate area.
Residents rushed the child to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
"We have registered a case of accidental death (ADR). No suicide note was found at the scene, and we are yet to ascertain the motive," an official from the Wagle Estate division said.
The police are examining the CCTV footage from the housing complex and checking the boy's mobile phone and other devices for any signs of distress, he added.
The incident came just days after three teenagers --aged 12, 14 and 16-- ended their life jumping from the balcony of their ninth-floor apartment in Ghaziabad in the early hours of Wednesday.
According to initial investigation, the girls were depressed because their father had snatched their phones and sold it after observing that they were obsessed with Korean movies and culture.
Preliminary findings, which include a nine-page pocket diary recovered from the room of the sisters on Thursday, point to an intense attachment to the Korean culture and alleged family discord.
The police have maintained that the case is being treated as a suicide, and the probe is focused on verifying the father's claims regarding alleged online gaming obsession and examining all related aspects, including family circumstances.
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