Archive · 25 Aug 2026
37-Year-Old Man Dies After Fall From Central Delhi Hotel
A 37-year-old man named Divij Maria died after allegedly falling from a hotel in central Delhi.
Police said he reportedly jumped from the hotel’s fourth-floor poolside.
The incident was reported shortly after 3 p.m.
on Tuesday.
Maria was taken to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, but doctors said he had already died.
Police said he had left his job at a Gurugram-based company about six months earlier.
They also said he had been receiving treatment for depression.
A crime team examined the hotel and collected evidence.
Police are investigating what happened and have not confirmed all the circumstances surrounding his death.
Police said Divij Maria, 37, allegedly jumped from the fourth-floor poolside of Le Meridien Hotel in central Delhi.
The incident was reported shortly after 3 p.m. on Tuesday following a PCR call.
Maria was taken to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.
Police said Maria had left a Gurugram-based company about six months earlier and had been receiving treatment for depression.
A crime team inspected the site, while Parliament Street police began an inquest under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.
- Who
- Divij Maria, a 37-year-old New Delhi resident, died; Parliament Street police are investigating.
- What
- Maria allegedly fell from the fourth-floor poolside of Le Meridien Hotel and was declared dead at a hospital.
- When
- The incident occurred on Tuesday and was reported shortly after 3 p.m.
- Where
- Le Meridien Hotel in central Delhi; Maria was taken to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.
- Why
- Police have not established a definitive reason and are examining the circumstances, including his movements before the incident.
- Deceased
- Divij Maria, 37
- Incident location
- Le Meridien Hotel, central Delhi
- Reported time
- Shortly after 3 p.m. on Tuesday
- Hospital
- Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital
- Employment history
- He had left a Gurugram-based company about six months earlier
- Health information
- Police said he had been receiving treatment for depression for the past few months
- Investigation
- An inquest under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita is underway
