Thane, May 3 (PTI) In a suspected case of suicide, a woman died after falling from a high-rise in Maharashtra's Thane district on Saturday, police said.

The incident took place in the Kalyan area, said the official from Khadakpada police station.

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According to the official, a woman in her 30s reached the refuge area on the 17th floor of a residential building around 3 pm and is suspected to have jumped from there.

The watchman and a few building occupants heard a loud sound and rushed to the spot. They found the woman with serious injuries on the ground.

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The woman, who is yet to be identified, was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared her dead.

The body has been sent to a government hospital for post-mortem, the official said.

A case of accidental death has been registered, and the matter is being probed, he added.

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