Hyderabad: Army doctor on vacation, falls to death in Narsingi

The doctor reportedly fell from the balcony after he stepped on water and slipped from the fourth floor of his apartment

Hyderabad: An Army doctor, who had come to stay with his family on a vacation, died after he allegedly slipped and fell from a multi-storied building at Puppalguda in Narsingi.

Dr Shankar Raj Kumar (36), a pediatrician, who was posted at the Army Hospital at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, reportedly came to the city few days ago to stay with his family. As per available information, the incident occurred on Wednesday, when Shankar stepped in the balcony of his house located on the fourth floor of the apartment.

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“He missed to notice the water on the floor of the balcony and stepped on it. He slipped and fell from the fourth floor of the building,” said a police official.

Shankar suffered grievous injuries and was immediately shifted to a private hospital in Begumpet, where he succumbed on Friday. Based on a complaint, the Narsingi police booked a case and are investigating. The family raised no suspicion about the death.