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Nagpur: An 18-year-old woman died after falling off the terrace of her residence while talking on the phone in Nagpur city, Maharashtra, on Wednesday, police said. The incident occurred in the Pratap Nagar police station area this afternoon.
The victim, Mansi Abedwar, lived in a rented house near Gopal Nagar bus stop and had recently passed her Class 12 exams.
Around 2 pm, she began a phone conversation with a friend on the terrace. During the call, she sat on the parapet wall of the ground-floor structure with her legs dangling in the air. She lost balance and fell to the ground, a police official reported. Her mother and brother, who were inside the house at the time, rushed out upon hearing her cries. They found Mansi bleeding profusely. The family and neighbors took her to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her dead. The police have registered a case of accidental death.
