Kochi : A man in his mid-thirties was found dead on the premises of an under-construction building near Thottumugham, Aluva, on Tuesday.
The man reportedly died by suicide after jumping from the 10th floor of the 13-storey building, an officer said.
The man arrived in the area by noon and parked his two-wheeler outside the gate and forced his way into the premises, according to the police. Police said that efforts were on to identify the deceased using the registration certificate of the bike on which he arrived at the spot. Police are yet to confirm the identity of the deceased. The man allegedly pushed the security guard and an electrician who were on the premises. He then ran upstairs through the emergency exit stairs and jumped. The staff managed to follow him till the seventh floor, but by then they heard a loud noise, purportedly of the man falling to his death. Police shifted the body to Aluva Taluk Hospital.