Noida, Oct 10 (PTI) A 45-year-old US citizen living in Noida Extension died on Tuesday allegedly after falling from his apartment on the 22nd floor of a group housing society, police said.

Anthony Christopher worked with a non-government organisation (NGO) and lived in the Mahagun Mywood society in a rented apartment along with his Indian wife, the police said.

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"Around 7.30 pm, the society's security manager Navin Kumar informed the local Bisrakh police station that Christopher allegedly jumped to death of the 22nd-floor apartment and died," a police spokesperson said.

The reason behind the suspected suicide by the US citizen is yet to be ascertained, the official said.

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His wife, an Indian national, is a lawyer by profession, the police spokesperson said.

A team of forensic experts and local police reached the incident site after which the body was taken into custody and further legal proceedings are being carried out, the official added.

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