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Kolkata News: A Class IX student lost her life after jumping from the roof of her fifth-floor apartment in a New Barrackpore housing complex on Monday morning. The incident reportedly occurred following an argument with her mother, who had scolded her for being distracted by her smartphone during study hours. The police are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding this tragic incident.

According to a Times Of India report, Paroshmita Mazumdar, a student at a well-known English-medium school in Barrackpore Cantonment, is believed to have taken her own life after the confrontation with her mother. A senior police officer from the Barrackpore commissionerate stated, “At first glance, it appears that the girl killed herself after being reprimanded for neglecting her studies.”

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The body has been sent for an autopsy and an unnatural death case has been registered.

Local sources revealed that Paroshmita had an argument with her mother the night before. After being scolded, she became quiet and went to her room to sleep. On Monday morning, her father, Pradip Mazumdar, left for work, her brother went to college and her mother was occupied with household chores. During this time, Paroshmita climbed to the roof and jumped off.

Neighbours were alerted by a loud thud and rushed to find her lying in a pool of blood. She was immediately taken to Barasat District Medical College and Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

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Residents noted that the family had moved into the apartment a few years ago. The TOI report quoted, Sharmistha Mukherjee, a neighbour as stating, "She was gentle and calm. We never imagined she would take such a drastic step over a reprimand."

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