10-year-old boy falls off 13th-floor balcony of Noida condo while playing, dies

Noida: A 10-year-old boy fell to his death from the balcony of his 13th-floor flat in Lotus 300 in Sector 107. The child had apparently climbed on to the railing of the balcony while playing on Saturday night when his parents were away and toppled.
He was rushed to a nearby hospital by neighbours and security guards to a nearby hospital but succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment, police said.
Police said they were alerted after a memo was sent by the hospital. "By the time a team from Sector 39 police station reached the hospital, the family had completed the formalities and taken the body with them. During the investigation, we found the incident took place around 10.30 pm on Saturday when the child and his brother were alone at home," a senior police officer told TOI. The child's father is a businessman.
While the family is yet to file a complaint, police have questioned the boy's elder brother, neighbours and a security guard. Cops also inspected the balcony and the railing to check if there were any faults or defects that could have led to the incident. They said the railing height was compliant with the Noida Authority's specifications, which is 2.9 feet. The National Building Code, 2016, mandates balcony railings should be 3.28 feet high.