Trying to save a puppy, 13-year-old girls falls to death in Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad : In a heart-breaking incident, a 13-year-old girl fell to her death from the ninth floor of a building as she attempted to save a life of a puppy. The incident happened at the Kavinagar area of Ghaziabad.

Jyotsana, a student of class seven and the only child of her parents, was playing on the terrace with her pet puppy when the incident occurred on Wednesday.

According to police, the pet's neck was stuck in between the iron grills. Jyotsana tried to save the puppy but lost her balance and fell to the ground along with the pet. She was immediately rushed to the hospital by the residents of the building but declared dead on arrival by the doctors. Her pet also died in the accident.

DSP Anshu Jain said an autopsy was not conducted following a request from the deceased girl’s family. The girl’s father Lalit Mohan Sharma is a manager with a private company.