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A 28-year-old man died after falling from the balcony of his 10th-floor apartment at The Leaf society in Gurugram’s Sector 85 while fixing Diwali lights on Wednesday, police said on Thursday.

She later told police that her son was fixing Diwali lights on the balcony when he lost his balance and fell to the ground,” he said. Security guards who reached the spot alerted the society management and police before rushing him to a private hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. “Only the man’s mother was at home at the time of the incident. They immediately alerted society management and the police control room about the incident and rushed him to a private hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

The incident took place around 11.30am. Police initiated inquest proceedings under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) at Kherki Daula police station based on the mother’s statement. Police said the incident took place around 11.30am on Wednesday.

Police said the man, who worked for a private firm in Manesar, was on the balcony when he fell to the ground. The body was handed over to the family after an autopsy on Thursday.

On a statement from the victim’s mother, an inquiry under section 194 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita was carried out at Kherki Daula police station. The victim’s body was handed over the family after an autopsy on Thursday.