Builder Paras Porwal commits suicide by jumping off multi-storey building in Mumbai

Police later found a suicide note at the 57-year-old builder's gym in which it was mentioned that nobody was responsible for his death and no enquiry should be made with anyone, he said.

Mumbai: Well known real estate developer Paras Porwal allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the 23rd floor of a building in Mumbai on Thursday, a police official said.

Police later found a suicide note at the 57-year-old builder’s gym in which it was mentioned that nobody was responsible for his death and no enquiry should be made with anyone, he said.

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Porwal allegedly jumped to death around 6 am from the balcony of the gym at his residence in Shanti Kamal housing society building near Chinchpokli railway station, the official said.

A passer-by alerted police following which personnel from the Kalachowki police station rushed to the spot, he said.

The body was taken to a civic-run hospital for post mortem, he said.

An investigation is on to ascertain the reason behind the extreme step taken by Porwal, the official said.