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Woman jumps to death from building in Margao


MARGAO

In a third incident involving women reported in the jurisdiction of Fatorda police station in as many months, an unknown woman ended her life by jumping form a high rise building opposite the KTC bus stand on Saturday evening.  

The woman, believed to be in her 40s was carrying a copy of a pocket Bible when she ended her life.  

Fatorda police station in-charge, PI Navlesh Desai informed that the CCTV footage shows that the unknown woman walked towards the building from the KTC bus stand before taking the drastic step.  

“She has jumped down on the rear side of the building. We have found a copy of a pocket Bible in her possession”, he said.  

To a question, PI Navlesh pointed out that before the police could reach the site, an 108 ambulance was called by the locals to shift the woman, who sustained injuries on the hands and legs, but the medical personnel declared her dead. The body of the woman is being preserved at the Goa Medical College and hospital, Bambolim and a post mortem examination will take place in a day or two.  

Incidentally, this is the third incident in the jurisdiction of Fatorda police station where a women has allegedly jumped to death from a high rise building.  

The first incident had 

taken place in late November 2017. 

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