Musician Karan Joseph allegedly commits suicide in Mumbai

In a shocking incident, Karan Joseph, a 29-year-old Mumbai based musician allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the 12th floor of a building on Saturday morning.

Famous as 'Madfingers' among his peers, Joseph was a pianist and had moved to Mumbai recently, to make his career in the music industry. He was staying at the home of a friend for past month in Bandra’s Concord Apartments.

The reason behind the musician's suicide is still ambiguous and no suicide note has been recovered.

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According to an officer at Bandra police station, "The deceased was staring out of the window. Suddenly, he got up and jumped out of it. There was no grill outside the window".

He was rushed to the nearby Bhabha Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

A case of accidental death has been registered at the Bandra police station.