A 36-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after jumping off the second floor of a mall in Kanpur following an argument with his girlfriend over marriage, police said on Thursday.
The man, identified as Imtiyaz Riyaz alias Sikandar, was rushed to Regency Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. His body has been sent for post-mortem examination, she added. Police also inspected the mall. Also Read I Teen stabbed to death in Kanpur; CCTV captures murder
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Swaroop Nagar) Jyoti Shri told PTI that Sikandar, who worked in Saudi Arabia , had been in a relationship with the woman, a relative’s daughter, for nearly 10 years and wanted to marry her. Police reached the spot around 8 pm and took him to the hospital.
Further legal action will be taken after receiving a formal complaint, the ACP said. The incident took place at Rave Moti Mall in the posh Sarvodaya Nagar area on Wednesday evening.
