A 13-year-old child allegedly leaped to his death from a high-rise in the Bhayandar district close here, police said on Thursday. According to an official, the incident occurred late Tuesday night.
According to his family, the youngster, who was in Class 8, was furious after a relative brought him for a trim and cut his hair short.
According to the official, he leaped from the bathroom window of their 16th floor flat at 11.30 p.m. Pathak jumped out of the window of her bathroom at around 11.30 pm after his family members went off to sleep. His body was found in a pool of blood in the compound of his Sonam Indraprasth building in New Golden Nest, Bhayander in Mumbai, TOI reported.
He was found lying in a pool of blood in the compound. The Navghar police registered a case of accidental death and is conducting further probe.
He was rushed to the hospital but was declared dead by the doctors. An accidental death case has been registered by the police and further investigation into the matter is on.