Surat: A 22-year-old youth from Lajpore village near Surat jumped to death from top of a commercial complex in Vesu on Wednesday evening soon after his mother died due to Covid-19. The deceased Nirav Patel jumped from the building that houses Sanjeevani Hospital where his mother was admitted.
Nirav’s mother Chhaya Patel (45) was hospitalized for last 20 days after she got infected with the coronavirus. Her health deteriorated on Wednesday and was declared dead at around 7 pm.
Soon after coming to know about his mother’s death, Nirav went on the top floor of the commercial complex and jumped to death.