<p>A 27-year-old man died after he fell from the seventh floor of a hostel of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University in south-west Delhi’s Dwarka late on Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>After an initial probe, police are considering the incident as an accident, but his family members are alleging foul play.<br /><br />Mohit Joshi, who hailed from Uttarakhand’s Nainital district, was a first year student of Mass Communication.<br /><br />The incident took place when Mohit was consuming liquor with his two friends. <br />“Mohit was staying in Aravali Boys Hostel at Dwarka sector 16,” said Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police (South West) Suman Goyal.<br /><br />His friends had found him lying in a pool of blood outside the building around 11 pm.<br />He was later declared brought dead at Rockland Hospital.<br /><br />“Mohit had suffered head injuries and died due to excessive bleeding,” another police officer added.<br /><br />The hospital authorities informed police after which the incident was probed by staff of Dwarka North police station.<br /><br />Police have informed Mohit’s family and questioned his friends to establish the sequence of events.<br /><br />In their statement to police, Mohit’s friends said they were watching highlights of India-Bangladesh match on Thursday evening. Some of them, including Mohit, were also consuming liquor.<br /><br />Around 11 pm, Mohit went to the terrace of the building to smoke a cigarette.<br />The incident came to the fore when Mohit did not return.<br /><br />His friends went to look for him on the terrace, but he was not there. Mohit was later found lying outside the building.<br /><br />“A forensic team has inspected the spot,” the officer said.<br /><br />Mohit’s family has refused to take the body as they suspect that he was murdered. They say police must probe the incident under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. <br /><br />After an initial probe, police ruled out foul play and insisted that it was an accident.<br />Police are investigating the incident under section 176 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.</p>
<p>A 27-year-old man died after he fell from the seventh floor of a hostel of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University in south-west Delhi’s Dwarka late on Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>After an initial probe, police are considering the incident as an accident, but his family members are alleging foul play.<br /><br />Mohit Joshi, who hailed from Uttarakhand’s Nainital district, was a first year student of Mass Communication.<br /><br />The incident took place when Mohit was consuming liquor with his two friends. <br />“Mohit was staying in Aravali Boys Hostel at Dwarka sector 16,” said Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police (South West) Suman Goyal.<br /><br />His friends had found him lying in a pool of blood outside the building around 11 pm.<br />He was later declared brought dead at Rockland Hospital.<br /><br />“Mohit had suffered head injuries and died due to excessive bleeding,” another police officer added.<br /><br />The hospital authorities informed police after which the incident was probed by staff of Dwarka North police station.<br /><br />Police have informed Mohit’s family and questioned his friends to establish the sequence of events.<br /><br />In their statement to police, Mohit’s friends said they were watching highlights of India-Bangladesh match on Thursday evening. Some of them, including Mohit, were also consuming liquor.<br /><br />Around 11 pm, Mohit went to the terrace of the building to smoke a cigarette.<br />The incident came to the fore when Mohit did not return.<br /><br />His friends went to look for him on the terrace, but he was not there. Mohit was later found lying outside the building.<br /><br />“A forensic team has inspected the spot,” the officer said.<br /><br />Mohit’s family has refused to take the body as they suspect that he was murdered. They say police must probe the incident under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. <br /><br />After an initial probe, police ruled out foul play and insisted that it was an accident.<br />Police are investigating the incident under section 176 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.</p>
