Gurugram, Apr 13 (PTI) A 79-year-old retired pilot allegedly fell to death from the balcony of his fourth floor apartment on Wednesday, police here said.

They said the deceased was trying to fix a wind chime when he lost his balance and fell.

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Sarabjit Singh Brar was a resident of Laburnum Apartments in DLF Phase 1 and was with his wife when the incident happened around 10 AM, they said.

He was up on a ladder to fix the wind chime resting his one foot on balcony grill, when he lost balance and fell, they said.

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His wife raised an alarm after he fell drawing attention of the guards, who rushed him to a hospital, where he died, said police.

"It was unfortunate. The retired pilot succumbed to injuries. His body was handed over to his family after a post mortem,” said ASI Sandeep Kumar, the Investigating Officer.

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