Mumbai, May 14: An officer of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) department jumped to his death from the 30th floor of the World Trade Centre in the Cuffe Parade area of south Mumbai, police said on Tuesday. He was identified as Harendra Kapadia (51), a Superintendent with the GST Department in Mumbai.

The incident was reported on Monday evening. The motive behind the suicide remains unknown. Mumbai Woman Commits Suicide on Live Video, Hangs Herself at Jaipur Hotel.

Initial police probe suggest that Kapadia was unwell and on medication for nearly 10 months when he had suffered a severe stroke. He had stopped attending office after that.

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