Popular Hindi actor's son dies by suicide by jumping off Mumbai's 51st-floor flat

The 14-year-old son of an actor allegedly committed suicide by jumping off a high-rise in Kandivali in the northern part of Mumbai after an argument over going to tuition, a police official said on Thursday.

The incident took place at 6 pm on Wednesday at a residential complex where the actor, who has worked in popular Gujarati and Hindi television serials, stays in a 51st-floor flat, the official said.

“On Wednesday, the Class 9 student was asked by his mother to go for tuition, but he was reluctant, which led to an argument. The boy left the house at 6 pm, climbed down a couple of floors, and then jumped to his death. His mother was alerted to the incident by a resident. We are ascertaining the exact floor from which he jumped off,” the official said.

“No foul is suspected as yet. An accidental death report has been registered and a further probe is underway,” the Kandivali police station official said.

Sources said police might visit the deceased's school and tuition centre as part of the probe.