Mumbai: Seven-month-old boy dies after falling from 21st-floor balcony in Virar

Pinnacle Building in the Joyville residential complex, Virar West (right) Drishant Sadane. Pics/Hanif Patel

A seven-month-old boy fell to his death from the 21st-floor balcony of a residential building in Virar West on Wednesday. Police said the child was on his mother's shoulder when she slipped while closing a window.

The infant, Drishant Sadane, lived with his parents, Vicky and Pooja Sadane, at the Pinnacle Building in the Joyville residential complex, Virar West. The Bolinj police have registered an accidental death report (ADR) and are investigating the incident.

According to police officials, the accident occurred around 3.10 pm when Drishant was in the bedroom with his mother. Pooja had turned on the air conditioner and was in the process of shutting the window when she lost her footing.

Senior Inspector Prakash Kawle of Bolinj police station said, "The balcony's safety glass is quite low - around 2.5 to three feet in height. The mother, who is about five feet tall, was carrying the baby on her shoulder. The floor was wet, and she lost her balance, causing the child to slip from her grasp and fall. He lost his life immediately."

"We reviewed the building's CCTV footage and found no suspicious activity. We also questioned the mother and found nothing unusual. Drishant was the couple's only child, and they were extremely happy with him," Inspector Kawle added. Drishant's father, Vicky, works as an accountant, while his mother, Pooja, is a homemaker.