Delhi: Woman jumps from 2nd floor of building, dies

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) A 29-year-old woman has allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the second floor of a building in the national capital’s Mukherjee Nagar area, the police said on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Swati, a native of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh.She was preparing for competitive exams for the last 10 years in Delhi.The police received a call regarding the incident at 3.20 a.m. following which a team rushed to the spot.Though Swati was shifted to a nearby hospital, she was declared ‘brought dead’.During the initial probe, it was learnt that Swati was living in that building — a paying guest accommodation — for the last few months. She had jumped from the second floor of the building.”We are probing the matter. The police are taking statements from students living in that building,” a police officer said, adding the reason behind the extreme step was yet to be ascertained, and no suicide note was recovered.–IANSssh/pgh