Mumbai: A 14-year-old girl was found dead in Manpada area of Dombivli on Monday morning who has allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the fifth floor of a building. The deceased was identified as Monika Govind Aryal (14), a class IX at a Dombivli-based school.

According to police, the girl jumped from the fifth floor of an under-construction building in her locality on Sunday night. Monika was a resident of MIDC, Azade Gaon, Dombivli (E). “The school where the girl was studying had organised a picnic. Monday was the last day to pay Rs 750 for the picnic scheduled in January at Kamshet. The girl had promised all her friends that she would be joining them,” said API Vishnu Awhad from Manpada police station.

Around 11 pm on Sunday, when Monika’s parents returned home after shutting their Chinese stall, she reminded them about the deadline. But her parents told her that owing to the ongoing financial crisis, they would not be able to afford it. However, Monika refused to accept their reasoning and started throwing tantrums. Unable to bear her tantrums, Monika’s mother slapped her, police added.

“Monika then ran out of the house. Though her parents went after her, they couldn’t find her. It was around 2 am that someone in the locality told them that a girl was rushed to the local civic hospital, as she had jumped from the nearby building. Upon inquiry, the girl turned out to be Monika. She was declared brought dead at the hospital. The girl sustained severe head injuries as she landed on the iron rods kept below the building,” said Awhad.

The incident has left the parents of the girl shattered as they had not expected the girl to take such an extreme step for such a small thing.  Monika was the eldest of the three siblings. An accidental death case has been registered with Manpada police.