Man leaps to death from Burj Khalifa

A 30-year-old Indian died falling off Burj Khalifa on Tuesday morning in an apparent suicide, the Dubai Police have confirmed.

The man was found dead on the 108th floor of the world’s tallest building after jumping from the 147th floor, hitting the side walls of the tower several times before crashing down. Apparently, the man made his way to the 147th level — one of the floors that houses the exclusive VIP suites — through a ventilator.

According to the sources, the man worked in one of the offices in Burj Khalifa and took the step when he was denied his annual leave. The man was thought to be under severe psychological trauma.

A Dubai Police team reached the spot following a complaint and found the body lying on the floor. The badly mangled body has been sent for investigation.

Emaar Properties, which owns the tower, confirmed the incident in a statement.

“At around 9am today, an incident involving a male was reported at the Burj Khalifa site. The concerned authorities have confirmed that it was a suicide, and we are awaiting the final report,” it said.

The news of the incident was first broken on the social networking site twitter, where twitterers went berserk churning out tweets by the dozens in just a few minutes.

amira@khaleejtimes.com

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