Teen Girl Dies After Fall While Filming Reel in Tirupati
13-year-old slips from fifth floor in Alipiri police station limits; police register case and begin inquiry.
Tirupati: A 13-year-old girl, Pushpa, allegedly died after falling from a five-storey building in Tirupati while filming a social media reel, police said on Monday night.
The girl, a native of Nepal, had gone to the terrace of the apartment building in Rajareddy Nagar on Karakambadi Road in the evening. She is believed to have been recording a reel while wearing a saree when she lost her balance and fell, resulting in her death, police said.
A case has been registered against unknown persons. The body was shifted for post-mortem, and police said they are examining whether any other factors were involved.
According to Alipiri Circle Inspector Ram Kishore, her father, Dhanu Bahadur, had arrived in Tirupati about 15 days ago with his wife Kajal and their three children. He was working as a security guard at the apartment where the family was staying on the ground floor. He had left for Nepal two days ago on personal work.