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Elderly Woman Dies After Allegedly Jumping From Thane Tower

Elderly Woman Dies After Allegedly Jumping From Thane Tower
Thane Tragedy: Elderly Woman Dies After Allegedly Jumping From 21st Floor Of Residential Tower; ADR Registered · freepressjournal.in

An elderly woman in a city called Thane in India passed away after falling from a very high floor of her apartment building.

The building is called the Savanna tower, and it is part of a housing complex named Vasant Lawns.

Police say she may have jumped from the 21st floor.

The woman's name was Kumuda Shetty, and she was the mother of a business executive who works at a big company called the Tata Group.

Before the fall, police say she took off her mangalsutra, a special necklace that married women in India wear, and left it inside her home.

Firefighters and police came quickly to help after being told about what happened.

Police are now talking to her family and to people who saw what happened.

They have opened a report called an Accidental Death Report to look into the case.

Police want to find out exactly why and how the incident happened.

Everyone is waiting for more information as the investigation continues.

Key facts

Deceased
Kumuda Shetty
Incident Date
August 5, 2026 (Wednesday)
Location
Savanna building, Vasant Lawns complex, Thane
Floor
21st
Police Station
Vartak Nagar
Report Filed
Accidental Death Report (ADR)
Family Connection
Mother of Prashant Shetty, Tata Group Senior Vice President
Pre-incident Detail
Mangalsutra reportedly removed and left inside the flat

Quotes

Official from the Vartak Nagar Police Station

Police officer leading the investigation

“"We have initiated an investigation into the matter to determine the exact cause and sequence of events leading to the incident. Further legal procedures are underway."”
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