Businessman jumps to death from 19th floor of hotel

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: In a shocking incident, a man jumped to his death from the 19th floor of the Renaissance Hotel on the Race Course Road in the city on Monday.

The High Grounds police identified the deceased as Sharan, a 28-year-old businessman from Tamil Nadu. It was learnt that he had checked in at the hotel on Saturday.

The staff said that he had booked the room for Saturday but then extended it for two more days. He had been to the hotel many times earlier before this, they added.

About the incident, the staff told the police that Sharan was found moving around suspiciously on the 19th floor of the hotel that afternoon.

Passers-by alerted the security guard. But, by the time the security guard reached the 19th floor, Sharan had jumped off the building and fallen at the entrance of the hotel.