Gurugram dad jumps from 23rd floor with 2-year-old daughter in arms at Joyville Society

Joyville Society

• Man and daughter die after jumping from Gurugram tower
• Police investigating circumstances; health issues cited by family
• No foul play alleged; bodies handed to family after post-mortem

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A 38-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the 23rd floor of a residential tower in a housing society in Sector 102, Gurugram, with his two-year-old daughter in his arms, on Monday morning, The Times of India reported.

According to police, the incident happened around 7.30 am at Joyville Society. The man had told his wife that he was taking their daughter downstairs to play in the park. Instead, he went to the terrace on the 23rd floor with the child, as per the TOI report.

According to the police, as quoted by TOI, they received information about the incident around 8 am and immediately rushed to the spot. The father and daughter were taken to a nearby private hospital, where doctors declared them dead on arrival.

The family had been living in the housing society for the past two years. They were originally from Nangloi in Delhi and ran a small public school in Kirari that teaches students up to Class V.

"The wife was in the kitchen preparing breakfast when her husband told her that he was taking their daughter out to play in the park. Soon after, residents heard a loud commotion near the tower and gathered outside," a senior officer was quoted by TOI as saying.

Hearing the commotion, the wife also stepped out. When she reached the ground floor with other residents, she saw a man and a small child lying on the ground, both covered in blood. She later realised that they were her husband and daughter.

During questioning, the man’s brother told police that he had been suffering from health problems since the Covid pandemic, TOI reported. He had lost vision in one eye and his eyesight in the other eye had also become weak. Family members said he had been deeply disturbed because of his health condition.

The couple got married in 2014. They often travelled to Delhi to manage their school and sometimes left their daughter with her grandparents.

The family has not made any allegations of foul play and did not file a complaint. The bodies were handed over to the family after a post-mortem examination, police was quoted by TOI as saying.

However, police said they are still investigating the incident to understand why the man took the child with him before jumping. "The circumstances appear suspicious, which is why we have initiated an investigation," TOI quoted the officer as saying.