A woman and her 12-year-old son died by suicide after jumping from the 13 floor of a highrise in Greater Noida West on Saturday morning. The deceased have been identified as Sakshi Chawla (37), wife of Darpan Chawla, and their son Daksh (11).
According to police, Daksh reportedly ran fast to jump down the balcony of his flat on Saturday morning, Bisrakh police station in-charge inspector Manoj Kumar Singh said. In an attempt to save Daksh, his mother, Sakshi Chawla (38), ran, but both of them fell from the balcony and died, he said.
The incident happened in Ace City Society, located in the Bisrakh police station area. Police said the incident took place at around 10am. Police teams rushed to the society immediately after receiving the information.
A suicide note was reportedly recovered from the scene. In it, the Sakshi apologised to her husband and wrote that they were leaving this world, asking that nobody be held responsible for their deaths, police added.
