Mumbai, February 17 A senior official of an asset management company died after allegedly jumping from the fourth floor of a building in Andheri East on Tuesday morning, police said.
The deceased was identified as Pankit Vijay Shah (39), a resident of Vile Parle and chief business officer of a mutual fund company.
Police received a call about a man jumping from the Chaddha Premises building around 10:30 am, according to an official.
A police mobile van rushed to the site and found Shah lying in a pool of blood. He was taken to Cooper Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival at 12:45 pm, the police official said.
An accidental death report was registered at the Andheri police station, and an investigation is underway to determine the exact cause of the incident, he said.
According to the preliminary investigation, Shah was visiting a friend whose office was located in Chaddha Premises. While standing on the balcony of an office on the fourth floor, he jumped.
Shah had over 17 years of experience working for asset management companies.