The police are waiting for a complaint from her family to file an FIR in the case. (Representative)
Noida:
A 17-year-old girl, working as a domestic help, reportedly died after falling from the 19th floor of a group housing society in Greater Noida West on Tuesday morning, police said.
The incident, which took place around 9 am at VVIP Homes Society in Greater Noida West under Bisrakh police station, sparked a protest by several domestic workers.
The protesters blocked a road as they claimed the girl was harassed and pushed by a resident from the eighth floor.
However, police said they analyzed the CCTV footage from the eighth floor of the society and it showed that the house help was talking on her mobile phone when she took the elevator to go to the 19th floor.
The 19th floor is not covered with cameras, so it could not be determined whether she jumped from there herself, they said.
“Around 9 a.m., the local police station received information about a suicide by a girl from the VVIP Homes association. She worked as a domestic helper. A police team reached the spot and the CCTV footage of the area was analyzed,” said DCP. Central Noida) said Hirdesh Katheriya.
Initial investigation showed that the girl had entered the society at 8:13 am together with her mother, who also works as a domestic helper. Around 9 a.m., she was seen talking to someone on the phone. At 9.14 am, she took the elevator and went to the 19th floor after which the incident took place,” said Hirdesh Katheriya.
Police are investigating the case and are inquiring with the owners of the flats where she worked to find out how she fell from the building, the officer said.
He said the police are waiting for a complaint from her family to file an FIR in the case.
Meanwhile, the girl’s mother and other domestic workers gathered outside the group housing complex and blocked the road in protest, demanding that the resident of the flat where she last worked be arrested.
“The girl’s clothes appeared to be torn when her body was found on the ground,” one protester told reporters, claiming she had been abused and thrown from the high-rise tower.
The protest led to heavy security deployment at the association and the road was later opened for traffic, officials said.
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