Kolkata: A 26-year-old woman died after falling from the ninth floor of a commercial high-rise on Shakespeare Sarani on Thursday morning.
The incident took place at 11.35 am. Police said she had reached office around 10 am.
Police sources said the woman had called her mother after reaching office and told her she was feeling low. Family members said she was the main breadwinner, as her father had been ailing for a long time. Police said no suicide note was found either at the spot or at her workplace. Police said they were examining all aspects of the incident and awaiting the post-mortem report to establish the cause and circumstances of her death.
The woman, a Howrah resident, worked at a private bank in the building. Officers from Beniapukur Police Station visited the spot, cordoned off the area and began collecting evidence. Investigators have recorded statements from her family members, colleagues and building security personnel.
People nearby rushed to the spot after hearing the impact and took her to hospital, where doctors declared her dead on arrival. Her body has been sent for post-mortem examination.