Money changer Javaid Khanani Sunday died after falling from an under-construction building in Muhammad Ali Society, in the metropolis, the police said. A spokesman for the Sindh Police, in a statement said, as per initial information, he fell from the 8th floor of an under-construction building in the remits of Bahadurabad Police Station.
"He entangled in electric wire before he hit the ground," he added.
Javaid Khanani was alone and on a routine visit to the construction site, he said, adding that his business partners were at a nearby office when the incident happened.
The spokesman said that Javaid Khanani was taken to a private hospital by one of his partners where his family reached after hearing about the incident. The family immediately took the body from the hospital without fulfilling any police/medico-legal formalities.
"So far they are not willing as they are claiming it a suicide/accidental incident," the spokesman said. He further said several labourers were taken to the police station for interrogation from the incident site. "No CCTV/eye witness has been so far accessible," he added.-APP
PPI adds: Javaid Khanani is said to have committed suicide in Muhammad Ali Society.
Bashir, an employee of Khanani International, however ,told PPI that Javaid visited his under-construction building, and during his visit he accidentally fell from the building's rooftop.