Manipur woman dies by suicide in Delhi

TOI City Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Apr 19, 2025, 14:13 IST

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A 20-year-old woman, Priyaluxmi Devi Khangebam, from Manipur, died in Delhi. She jumped from her building's terrace in Sunlight Colony. Police received a call about the incident near Maharani Park. Priyaluxmi lived with her roommate and worked at a BPO in Noida. CCTV footage showed her alone before the incident. Her family has been informed.

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NEW DELHI: A 20-year-old woman from Manipur died by suicide after jumping from the terrace of her building in southeast Delhi’s Sunlight Colony area on Saturday morning, police said.
According to officials, a PCR call was received around 6.22 am reporting a dead body found near Maharani Park. The deceased was identified as Priyaluxmi Devi Khangebam, a native of Bishnupur district in Manipur.
Police said Priyaluxmi had been residing in Delhi since October 2024 and lived on the third floor of a house in Kilokari along with her roommate. Both were employed at a BPO company based in Noida.
“CCTV footage recovered from the rooftop of the building showed the woman walking alone before jumping, suggesting suicide,” a senior officer said. The footage has been secured for further investigation.

A search of her room has been conducted in the presence of the crime team, police added.
Her family has been informed, and the body has been preserved at the AIIMS mortuary. A post-mortem will be conducted in the presence of her family members, police said.

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