Overview
- Sixteen-year-old Kavin (Kabin) Kumar died after falling more than 60 feet when a fragile plastic–fibreglass panel gave way inside the long-closed North Gate mall in Model Town.
- He had entered the building with three classmates and, according to investigators, was on the top floor recording videos for social media; the friends have shown police clips filmed just before the fall.
- Crime and forensic teams have examined the site, witness and classmate statements are being recorded, and CCTV footage is being reviewed to establish the sequence of events.
- Police say notices will be issued to the mall’s management as the probe assesses rooftop access controls, the condition of the skylight structure, and compliance with safety norms.
- The boy’s family alleges suspicious circumstances, questions the conduct of the friends present, and continues to press for a thorough investigation.