Hours before departure to US, youth falls to death

BENGALURU: Just hours before leaving for the United States, 21 year old Naveen Kumar plunged to death from the terrace of a five-storey apartment. Kumar had gone to fix some network problem when he slipped between the railings. The police said, "He seems to have been walking around and talking on the phone when he accidentally slipped between the railings. Naveen died instantly of multiple injuries." Residents said the deceased had a coffee mug and was talking on the phone when he climbed the stairs. "There is an unfilled gap on the terrace, through which he fell down and died," the police said. Residents heard a thud and rushed out to find Naveen in a pool of blood.