Thane, February 13 A 51-year-old woman reportedly died by suicide hours after her mother’s death in Thane, Maharashtra, police said on Friday.
Varsha Shripad More was reportedly found dead after jumping from her fourth-floor apartment in the Kisan Nagar area of the city on Wednesday, according to an official.
Police said More's 81-year-old mother had died that night due to an illness.
"While family members were attending to the situation following the death of the elderly woman, Varsha More was alone in another room. She allegedly jumped from the window of the house," an official from the Srinagar police station said.
She was first taken to a nearby private hospital, which referred her to the Civil Hospital for further medical care. However, doctors at the hospital pronounced her dead.
An Accidental Death Report has been registered at the Srinagar police station, and an investigation is underway, the official said.
No foul play is suspected at this stage, he added.