Indian student from Canada falls from high-rise, dies

A 19-year-old youth studying in Canada committed suicide Friday by leaping from the 16th floor of a high-rise building here, police said.

Dhruv, son of businessman Uday Singh, jumped from Trinity Towers at DLF Phase 5, police officer Mahinder Singh told IANS. "He died on the spot."

Dhruv was studying in Canada and returned home in April. He was living in Gurgaon with his mother, who was separated from her husband.

No suicide note was found. The elder brother of the deceased is studying medicine in Singapore.