Female student jumps to death from Mumbai college building

Mumbai: A female student of Mumbai’s Sathaye College died after she jumped from the third floor of the educational institute on Thursday morning, a police official said.

Sandhya Pathak, 21, was a third-year student of the college located in the Vile Parle (East) area, they said. She was a resident of Nalasopara, on the outskirts of Mumbai.

The student suffered grievous injuries after she jumped off the third floor of her college building. She was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared her dead, the official said.

No suicide note has been recovered from Pathak, and police are trying to ascertain why she took the drastic step, he said.

A probe is underway, while an accidental death report has been registered for now, the official added.