The incident occurred at 1 pm when Sorab Pesi Khandalawala leapt to his death, an official said
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A 59-year-old man, under treatment for mental illness, committed suicide on Sunday by jumping off the ninth floor of a five-star hotel at Lower Parel in Central Mumbai, police said.
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The incident occurred at 1 pm when Sorab Pesi Khandalawala leapt to his death, an official said.
He was rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead before admission.
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The official said Khandalawala had come to the five-star hotel around 11.20 am in a hired cab for lunch.
The investigation revealed that the deceased had been undergoing treatment for mental illness since 2005 at Masina hospital in Byculla in south Mumbai, he said.
A case of accidental death has been registered at N M Joshi Marg police station, the official added.
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