Woman dies after falling from sixth floor
December 9th, 2009 - 1:10 am ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) A 40-year-old woman died in southwest Delhi Tuesday when she accidentally fell from the sixth floor of an apartment she was working in as a domestic help.
Mariam Tirkey, who originally hails from Chhattisgarh, fell from the sixth floor of Sukh Sagar Apartments in Dwarka Sector 9, a police official said.
“She was taking down clothes hung for drying while standing on a cylinder, when she lost balance and fell. She died on the spot,” the official said.
Tirkey was working as a domestic help with Sudha, a manager with Airports Authority of India, for the past four years. Sudha’s husband Megharaj is an engineer working in Dubai.
Police have ruled out foul play.
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