Kolkata: The 15-year-old girl, who suffered serious injuries after falling from the third-floor balcony of her Jadavpur apartment on Friday night, told cops on Sunday that her father, Chinmoy Ghosh, had pushed her off the balcony.
The class VIII student is undergoing treatment at MR Bangur Hospital with a fractured leg and injuries to her neck, shoulder.
However, Chinmoy, who has been arrested for attempted murder, insists that his daughter jumped on her own after he scolded her, police said. Investigators are now relying on forensic experts to determine whether she was pushed or fell. tnn