Senior Haryana Govt official jumps to death from Secretariat building, probe launched

Secretariat sources said he had been upset for some time over his posting. They said this was not the first such incident involving Arora. Earlier this week, he had allegedly attempted to jump from the eighth floor but was stopped in time by colleagues. On another occasion prior to that, he was reportedly prevented from jumping from the seventh floor by staff members who intervened.

The police reached the spot soon after receiving information and initiated inquest proceedings under the relevant provisions of law. They said that statements of employees working in his office and others present nearby at the time of the incident are being recorded to ascertain the circumstances leading to the incident.

Meanwhile, no suicide note has been recovered so far from the scene or his office. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination, and further action will be taken based on the findings of the medical report and statements of witnesses, said a police officer.