Overview
- A 22‑year‑old man identified as Manav Rajubhai Patel fell from the 13th floor of Sardar Heights in Valsad and was declared dead at the scene after residents called emergency services on Sunday.
- Building CCTV footage circulating online reportedly shows Patel on the 13th‑floor lobby for several minutes, pacing, checking his phone, and repeatedly looking over the parapet before the fall.
- Family members and local reports say Patel worked two jobs — as a Domino’s delivery executive and in a morning ice business — and was the sole earner for his widowed mother and a teenage sister.
- Valsad City Police have registered the case under Section 174 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, sent the body for post‑mortem and are taking statements from witnesses while no official cause or motive has been confirmed.
- The case has drawn public attention to the circulation of CCTV footage, the pressure on young sole earners in low‑paid work, and calls from media reports to use mental‑health helplines and support services as inquiries continue.