A six-month-pregnant woman died on Friday afternoon after jumping from the balcony of her sixth-floor apartment in an upscale residential complex off Sinhagad Road in Pune, India, police said.
The Nanded City police registered an accidental death report on Saturday and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Senior inspector Atul Bhos of Nanded City police said, “The homemaker was six months pregnant. She was carrying twins. Her husband is a real estate agent and operates in the Warje area. The couple has been staying in the flat for the past two years, after marriage.”
According to Bhos, the couple had a disagreement over a domestic matter earlier on Friday. He said, “The woman and her husband had an argument over a domestic issue on Friday morning. The woman did not like it and went to the balcony.”
A neighbour reportedly witnessed the woman standing on the balcony railing before she jumped. Police said she was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her dead.
Explaining the next steps in the investigation, Bhos said, “A neighbour saw the woman standing on the balcony’s high railings and then jumping off. She was taken to a nearby hospital, where she was declared dead. We will register a case in this regard after recording statements of her family members. The victim had her roots in Solapur. Her husband is also from there.”
Police said they would record statements from the woman’s relatives before proceeding further with the investigation.
