Mumbai, Oct 18 (PTI) A 62-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the fifth floor of a building in Vakola in Mumbai's Santacruz area on Monday morning, police said.

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The woman jumped from the balcony of her flat after telling a boy in the house that she was going out to get chocolates, an official said.

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"A probe has revealed she may have been mentally unwell. An accidental death case has been registered and further inquiry into the incident is underway," the Vakola police station official added.

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