Lucknow, October 5: A 17-year-old IIT-JEE aspirant died after jumping off the eighth floor of a high-rise in Lucknow on Saturday, police said. "At around 7.30 am, the security guard of Commerce House informed the Hazratganj police station that a youth has jumped off the building.

The police immediately reached the spot and shifted the youth to the civil hospital where the doctors declared him dead," police said in a statement. Lucknow: Young Girl Jumps from Gomti River Front, Quickly Rescued by Bystanders and Taken to Hospital (Watch Video).

The deceased has been identified as Aditya, a resident of Jankipuram area in Lucknow. CCCTV footage from the building are being scanned, the statement said, adding that the body has been sent for post-mortem. Lucknow: Woman Attempts Suicide by Setting Herself on Fire Near UP CM Yogi Adityanath's Residence, Family Dispute Suspected (Disturbing Video).

According to preliminary information, the youth climbed up to the eighth floor of Commerce House using the stairs meant for emergency service, and jumped off from there. "The family members of the deceased have been contacted using the victim's cellphone found in a bag which he left behind," the statement said.

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