Surat: A 49-year-old stock trader died after jumping from his eighth-floor apartment in Adajan on Thursday evening. Police said a note recovered from the residence cited stock market losses and harassment by certain individuals over money.Pramod Patwa is said to have jumped from his bedroom balcony on the eighth floor of the building in Adajan.Emergency medical technicians and police rushed to the spot after being alerted, but Patwa was declared him dead at the scene.Police recovered a note in which Patwa referred to financial losses in the stock market and alleged harassment by certain individuals for money. Investigators have started inquiries to verify the allegations and establish the circumstances leading to his death.The death comes days after Patwa’s 27-year-old son, Aagam, was allegedly kidnapped over a financial dispute involving Rs 15 lakh linked to stock market transactions.According to police, a group of men kidnapped Aagam in broad daylight and took him towards Maharashtra while allegedly demanding Rs 30 lakh as ransom.Police later traced and arrested all three accused in Maharashtra within hours and rescued Aagam. An unnatural death case has been registered.
