Ghaziabad: Techie falls from 11th-floor balcony in Indirapuram, dies

GHAZIABAD: A 24-year old software engineer died after “falling off” from his 11th-floor balcony in Indirapuram’s Cloud 9 society, the police said on Saturday. The residents alleged that the iron-railing of the balcony was rusted, leading to the accident.
However, the police have still not ruled out any foul play and are investigating the incident from all possible angles, including suicide.
Sandeep Pandey, a resident of Cloud 9 society, said that the deceased — Deepak Singh — who was working with a Noida-based company, was living in the society since December along with three friends.
“The incident happened on Friday when Deepak was partying in his flat with his flatmates and two guests. His friends told us that at 11.45 pm, Deepak was leaning over the railing in the balcony and fell down. He rushed to the Fortis Hospital in Noida where he was declared brought dead,” said Pandey.
Circle officer of Indirapuram zone, Anshu Mishra, said: “A forensic team also has visited the site. Prima facie, it looks that he may have accidentally fallen after the railing of the balcony gave way.”
A resident blamed the incident on the builder, saying he does not get the maintenance done. “The builder is yet to hand over the society to the RWA,” the resident said.
Reacting to the allegations, developer Sanjeev Jain, said: “As a part of maintenance, we look after the common areas. It is the responsibility of owners to ensure timely maintenance of their flats. Also, we have been requesting the RWA to take over maintenance but they are yet to come forward with it,” added Jain.