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This is an archive article published on July 5, 2024

Teenager died after falling from 19th floor in Tathawade

The deceased minor was working as a helper at a construction site in Nimbalkar Nagar, Tathawade.

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A teenager died after falling from the 19th floor of an under-construction building at Tathawade on Friday evening.
Police have identified the deceased as Prashant Balaji Jamdad (17 years 7 months), resident of Chakan and native of Mukhed in Nanded district.

Assistant commissioner of police Vishal Hire said that the deceased minor was working as a helper with Anand Pandharinath Ghodke (34), at a construction site in Nimbalkar Nagar, Tathawade.

A prima-facie probe by the Pimpri Chinchwad police revealed that the deceased minor was coming down from the top floors of the building after completing his work. But he is suspected to have lost his balance and fell from the 19th floor.

He was immediately rushed to a hospital for treatment but the doctors pronounced him dead. A case of accidental death was lodged as per the legal procedure and a probe was initiated to confirm the cause behind the death, police said.


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