Mumbai, Sep 11 (PTI) Actor-model Malaika Arora's father Anil Arora allegedly committed suicide by jumping from a building in Mumbai on Wednesday morning, a police official said.
Anil Arora (65) allegedly jumped off the sixth floor of a building in Bandra area at around 9 am, an official said.
A team of Bandra police rushed to the spot and shifted him to a hospital, where he was declared dead before arrival, he said.
The exact reason behind the incident was not yet known, the official said, adding an investigation was underway.
Police conducted 'panchnama' (inspection) of the spot and have started collecting evidence, he said.
They also video recorded the building premises, where the body of Anil Arora was recovered, as part of the procedure, the official said.
The police also examined CCTV footage of the building premises to ascertain details of the incident, he said.
The postmortem process was underway at a hospital, the police said.
After getting information about the incident, Malaika Arora's former husband Arbaaz Khan visited the building.
Meanwhile, a source told PTI, "It's true that Malaika's father passed away this morning. He has not committed suicide, it's an accident. They all are shocked because he had no ailment or anything as such."
"We will be sending you the police panchnama when we receive it. That will be the accurate information for this unfortunate incident," the source said.
Malaika Arora and her sister Amrita Arora Ladak did not respond to queries on the incident.