Gurgaon: A 22-year-old woman died after falling from the terrace of her fourth-floor apartment in DLF-3 while sharing what was meant to be a light-hearted moment with her husband.Parvati and Duryodhan, who had moved to the NCR city from Odisha two years ago in search of better opportunities, were enjoying the pleasant weather on their terrace around 10.30pm on July 15. What began as innocent banter turned tragic when Parvati climbed onto the parapet and playfully asked her husband, “If I fall, will you save me?”As she attempted to step down, Parvati lost her footing and began to slip. Duryodhan (28) lunged forward and managed to grab her hand, holding on to her desperately as she dangled from the edge. For nearly two minutes, he called out for help, but with no one around, his grip eventually gave way. And Parvati fell to the ground below.Despite Duryodhan’s frantic calls for help and the swift arrival of a police team along with an ambulance, Parvati succumbed to her injuries within half an hour of being wheeled into a private hospital. She had suffered severe internal damage.Cops at DLF-3 police station said they had initiated an inquiry into the “tragic incident”. “No, there were no signs of foul play. Marks on the husband’s hands and chest support his statement that he tried to save his wife. He broke down saying he lost everything when we questioned him about the sequence of events,” an officer said.The couple, who had been married for around two and a half years, worked at a private firm in the city and had been building a new life together. It was around 10pm that they had gone to the terrace of their rented apartment to escape the heat when the incident occurred.After an autopsy, Parvati’s body was handed over to her family. Devastated by the loss, Duryodhan posted a heartbreaking message on Instagram on Saturday, pleading for his wife to return. “You are my life, you are everything to me. Please come back. I’m waiting to hear your voice, feel your presence, your touch.”
