Close X
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
ADVT 
India

Indian Couple Jumps Off High-Rise After Allegedly Throwing Child Down

Darpan News Desk IANS, 01 Mar, 2018 12:41 PM
  • Indian Couple Jumps Off High-Rise After Allegedly Throwing Child Down
A couple on Wednesday allegedly threw down their four-year-old son and then jumped off the 12th floor of a building in Sarthana area, police said.
 
Vijaybhai Vaghasia, 32, his wife Rekha Vaghasia, 30, and son Veer Vaghasia, 4, died in the incident.
 
The couple, who lived on the second floor of the Majestica building, threw the child from its 12th floor terrace and jumped down themselves, police said.
 
Vaghasia's cloth shop had recently shut down, and police said he and his wife may have taken the extreme step due to a financial crisis.
 
No suicide note was found.
 
"Primary investigation has revealed that Vijaybhai was facing a financial crisis," said an officer from the Sarthana police station.

MORE India ARTICLES

Lok Sabha Passes Bill That Criminalises Triple Talaq, Prasad Calls It Historic

The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a Bill that criminalises instant divorce with three years of imprisonment for Muslim husbands after the government rejected an overwhelming demand from the Opposition to refer the legislation to a Parliamentary standing committee for detailed consideration.

Lok Sabha Passes Bill That Criminalises Triple Talaq, Prasad Calls It Historic

Sushma Swaraj Says Kulbhushan Jadhav’s Meeting With Family In Pakistan Lacked 'Humanity'

Sushma Swaraj Says Kulbhushan Jadhav’s Meeting With Family In Pakistan Lacked 'Humanity'
I am fully confident that this entire House and through this House, the people of India, strongly condemn in one voice the obnoxious behaviour of Pakistan and affirm their solidarity with the Jadhav family

Sushma Swaraj Says Kulbhushan Jadhav’s Meeting With Family In Pakistan Lacked 'Humanity'

Pregnant Woman Allegedly Hangs Herself After Shooting Video Statement

Pregnant Woman Allegedly Hangs Herself After Shooting Video Statement
Nagamounika, the woman, shot a video of herself on her cell phone, before taking the extreme step at her parents' house, a senior police official said

Pregnant Woman Allegedly Hangs Herself After Shooting Video Statement

Class 10 Girl Dies After Being Shot At By Friend Over Alleged Argument

Class 10 Girl Dies After Being Shot At By Friend Over Alleged Argument
An FIR for murder has been registered under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, police said. A case under the Arms Act has also been registered against the boy's father.

Class 10 Girl Dies After Being Shot At By Friend Over Alleged Argument

Air Conditioned Coaches, Automatic Doors For Local Trains In These Cities

Air Conditioned Coaches, Automatic Doors For Local Trains In These Cities
Local train networks of Kolkata, Chennai and Secunderabad could soon get an image makeover

Air Conditioned Coaches, Automatic Doors For Local Trains In These Cities

19-Year-Old Woman Allegedly Raped After Taking Cab From Gurgaon

19-Year-Old Woman Allegedly Raped After Taking Cab From Gurgaon
A 19-year-old woman was allegedly thrashed and raped by two men who then left her outside a metro station in Dwarka, following which the accused were arrested, the police said on Sunday.

19-Year-Old Woman Allegedly Raped After Taking Cab From Gurgaon