New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): A 50-year-old man died by suicide after jumping from Le Meridien hotel in New Delhi, police said on Sunday.

The deceased has been identified as Parvinder Singh, a resident of Lajpat Nagar.

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He had stayed at the hotel during Christmas. He went to the Le Meridien hotel this afternoon, took the elevator, and jumped from a floor, police said.

A forensic team has also arrived at the hotel.

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Further investigation is underway.

Earlier, on December 29, a 16-year-old boy lost his life after falling from the plastic shed between two shops in Gujranwala Town, Delhi, police said on Monday.

According to the police, the boy, a class 11 student, came to the restaurant with his three friends.

He and his friends reached the top of the restaurant through the stairs, where the 16-year-old climbed to the top of the plastic shed meant for the gallery between the shops. The Plastic shed collapsed, causing the fall, police said.

He was rushed to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. (ANI)

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