A leading diamond merchant on Tuesday allegedly committed suicide by jumping down from the terrace of 15th floor of a commercial building at Zaveri Bazar in south Mumbai.
Dhiren Chandrakant Shah, who owned a diamond polishing and export company, on the top floor of the “Prasad Chambers”, died instantly after his fall from the 15-storey building, which houses the offices of prominent diamond merchants.
Shah, who lived with his family at upmarket Napean Sea Road, was 61 and survived by his wife and two children. While a son lives in the United states, his daughter stays in Dubai.
Quoting his staffer, the police said that Shah reached the office at around 9.45 am on Tuesday.
He told some of his employees that he was going to the terrace of the building for a walk. Within next few minutes he jumped from the terrace and allegedly committed suicide.
Shah was rushed to the nearby hospital where he was declared dead on admission. His body has been sent for a post mortem.
“We have found a two-line suicide note on the desk of the deceased. In the note, he has stated that it was his decision to take the extreme step and no one should be blamed for it.
We have registered an accidental death case and are investigating the matter,” a senior police inspector attached to the D B Nagar police station said.
Shah’s death came as a big shock to the city's diamond and jewellery industry. The police are trying to ascertain the reasons for Shah’s alleged suicide.
