Greater Noida college prof falls to her death from 10th floor, had lost job month ago
Noida: An associate professor who was recently dismissed from a private college in Greater Noida allegedly fell to her death from the balcony of her 10th-floor flat at Kendriya Vihar Society in the Beta 2 area on Wednesday. Police said the woman was upset after she had lost her job about a month ago.
According to police, the woman was an associate professor at IIMT College ’s Knowledge Park campus. Around a month ago, she was dismissed from service. Her husband, a businessman, claimed she was stressed following her dismissal. He said family members had counselled her over the past few days and suggested that she should apply for another job.
Earlier in the day, the woman had called her sister and told her that she could not get the dismissal out of her head. Police said the woman had also sent a text message to her sister just before the incident, saying that she was “leaving”.
She allegedly jumped off their balcony around 5.30 pm when her husband and their five-year-old son were inside the house. She sustained severe injuries and died on the spot. The body has been sent for autopsy.
Police said they were investigating the case from all angles and had called in a forensic unit to collect evidence. Cops said they would question the family members, neighbours and associates who may have information about the woman’s professional life to ascertain why the woman had lost the job.
A college spokesperson, meanwhile, told TOI that the woman had joined the institution but left the job within a month. “Her decision to discontinue was entirely personal, and the college had no role whatsoever in her departure. The institution was in no way responsible for her leaving the position,” the spokesperson said.
According to police, the woman was an associate professor at IIMT College ’s Knowledge Park campus. Around a month ago, she was dismissed from service. Her husband, a businessman, claimed she was stressed following her dismissal. He said family members had counselled her over the past few days and suggested that she should apply for another job.
Earlier in the day, the woman had called her sister and told her that she could not get the dismissal out of her head. Police said the woman had also sent a text message to her sister just before the incident, saying that she was “leaving”.
She allegedly jumped off their balcony around 5.30 pm when her husband and their five-year-old son were inside the house. She sustained severe injuries and died on the spot. The body has been sent for autopsy.
Police said they were investigating the case from all angles and had called in a forensic unit to collect evidence. Cops said they would question the family members, neighbours and associates who may have information about the woman’s professional life to ascertain why the woman had lost the job.
A college spokesperson, meanwhile, told TOI that the woman had joined the institution but left the job within a month. “Her decision to discontinue was entirely personal, and the college had no role whatsoever in her departure. The institution was in no way responsible for her leaving the position,” the spokesperson said.
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