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Mumbai Woman Allegedly Throws Neighbour's 5-Year-Old Girl From 15th Floor After Quarrel

The girl died on the spot, police said.
Mumbai Police
Lars Ruecker
Mumbai Police

MUMBAI -- In a shocking incident, a woman allegedly hurled the five-year-old daughter of her neighbour from the 15th storey of a building following a quarrel on Monday afternoon.

The girl died on the spot, police said.

The incident took place at Vighnaharta building in MHADA complex, Byculla, central Mumbai, at around 12.30 pm.

According to the police, the victim's mother, who is a traffic constable and lives on the 15th storey of the building, had a quarrel with another woman, her neighbour, on Monday morning.

Some time later the other woman allegedly threw the policewoman's five-year-old daughter down from the building's common balcony.

The girl was taken to KEM Hospital where she was declared dead.

Police said a case was being registered and no arrest had been made yet.

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