A woman, along with her three-year-old daughter, died after jumping from the 18th floor of a building in Hyderabad late on Sunday night, police said on Monday.
The incident occurred at Myhome Avatar in Narsingi under Cyberabad Police Commissionerate limits.
The deceased has been identified as Manasa (30), a native of Bhimavaram of West Godavari district in the neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh.
Manasa jumped from the 18th floor of the high-rise apartment building along with her daughter Krishi
(3). Both died on the spot.
The woman’s husband is a software employee and the family was living in the apartment.
According to the family members, Mansa had been suffering from back pain, which may have led to the incident.
Police shifted the bodies for autopsy and took up investigation. A case was registered at Narsingi Police Station.
Narsingi Inspector Harikrishna Reddy said they were investigating the case from all angles.