Ghaziabad: Class 9 Student Dies After Falling From 12th-Floor Balcony

A Class 9 student who had recently won two gold medals at the CBSE Rope Skipping National Championship allegedly died after falling from the balcony of her 12th-floor apartment in Ghaziabad’s Raj Nagar Extension late Friday night, police said on Saturday.

The teenager was identified as 14-year-old Prachi, a resident of Raj Nagar Extension in Ghaziabad.

According to reports, Prachi had gone to the balcony of her apartment in Tower G of Rajendra Nagar Society to collect clothes that had been put out to dry when she fell from the 12th floor.

Residents rushed to the spot after hearing a loud thud.

The girl was immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her dead.

The police have sent the body for a post-mortem examination and have started a preliminary investigation.

The exact cause of the incident is not yet known. Police are also examining CCTV footage to understand what happened.

"Information was received at the Nandgram police station around 9 pm last night that a girl, approximately 14 years old, had died after falling from her 12th-floor flat in the Rajnagar Residency Society, located in Rajnagar Extension," Assistant Commissioner of Police Ziauddin Ahmed told an English daily.

"Acting on this information, the Nandgram police immediately reached the scene, took possession of the body, and sent it to the mortuary for a post-mortem examination. Information is being gathered through conversations with the family members. Law and order are maintained at the site, and further legal proceedings are underway."

Prachi had recently returned from Maharashtra after taking part in the CBSE Rope Skipping National Championship in Shirdi, where she won two gold medals.

She won gold medals in the 'Double Dutch Pair Freestyle' and 'Double Dutch Single Freestyle' categories.