Bhubaneswar: Class 11 Student Dies After Falling From 10th Floor While Allegedly Escaping Girlfriend’s Flat
A Class XI student died after allegedly falling from the 10th floor of an apartment building in Bhubaneswar while attempting to leave his girlfriend’s residence, police said. The deceased, identified as Rafan Khurshid, reportedly tried to climb down using a drainage pipe after fearing he had been discovered. Police are investigating the circumstances leading to the fatal fall.
A Class XI student died after allegedly falling from the 10th floor of an apartment building in Bhubaneswar while attempting to leave his girlfriend’s residence, police said. The deceased has been identified as Rafan Khurshid, a student of a private school and a resident of the city’s Laxmisagar area.
According to preliminary findings, Rafan had reportedly visited his girlfriend at her apartment when he allegedly feared that her mother had discovered his presence. In an apparent attempt to leave the flat unnoticed, he tried to climb down from the building using a drainage pipe attached to the structure. Kannauj Youth Falls to Death After Climbing Mobile Tower to Demand Marriage in UP Village; Video Surfaces.
Student Falls While Attempting to Leave Apartment
Police said the pipe reportedly gave way after Rafan remained suspended from it for some time, causing him to fall from the 10th floor. He sustained critical injuries in the fall and was declared dead following the incident. The circumstances surrounding his presence at the apartment and the events before the fall are being examined by investigators.
Police have launched an investigation to determine the exact sequence of events leading to the student’s death. Investigators are questioning members of the girl’s family and examining other available evidence as part of the probe. Officials are working to establish whether the fall occurred as described in the preliminary findings and to determine all factors connected to the incident. Mumbai: 12-Year-Old Dies After Falling Through Lift Shaft While Playing Hide-and-Seek in Kurla.
Rafan Khurshid was a Class XI student at a private school in Bhubaneswar. His father is employed as a manager at a private bank. Further details are awaited as the investigation continues.
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