Man jumps to death to flee lover’s parents

A 28-year-old man jumped to death to prevent getting caught by parents of a girl he was in love with early on Monday.

The incident occurred in Santosh Nagar Police station limits. The identity of the deceased was not revealed by the police to prevent identification of the minor involved.

Police said the man was with the girl on terrace at 3.30 a.m. when her parents arrived looking for her. Upon seeing them, the man jumped to the ground from two floors above, suffering a head injury. He succumbed to the injuries at a hospital on Monday evening.