Boy falls from Malad building, dies

10th July 2012

A 12-year-old boy, Adarsh Rathod, fell to his death from the terrace of a six-storey building adjacent to his residence at Malad (East) on Sunday. Prima facie, the police believe that the fall was accidental, but will carry out a detailed probe to rule out any other possibility.

Adarsh was a Class IX student at the St Francis School in Malad. He stayed at Parekh Nagar inPrabhat Society, with his grandmother, mother Bhavna, and older brother. Chirag (17).

Adarsh's father, Amrutlal, had died when he was a toddler. Amrutlal's job in the railways was given to his wife after his death.

"On Sunday night, Adarsh had dinner with his family. He told his mother that he was going out to play. Around 9.30pm, he went to the terrace of Surya Society. Usually the terrace of Surya Society is locked, but as repairs were going on, it had been kept open on Sunday. Police suspect the ledge wasn't high enough and Adarsh could have lost his footing, slipping to his death," a police officer said.

Adarsh was rushed to a local hospital first and then to Bhagwati Hospital in Borivli where he was declared dead.

They identified Adarsh as he resided in the same neighbourhood and informed his mother immediately. Adarsh was rushed to the Sanjivani Hospital at Malad and then to the Bhagwati Hospital at Borivali, where he was declared dead. An autopsy was conducted at the Borivali post-mortem centre and his body was handed over to his family. They have left for their hometown for carrying out the last rites.

An accidental death record has been lodged by the Kurar police. Bhavna's statement has been recorded. Officials said there were no eyewitnesses when Adarsh fell so they would probe the sequence of events leading to his death. The police are also making inquiries with neighbours of the family.

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