A five-year-old boy died after falling from the 22nd-floor balcony of a high-rise residential tower in Gurugram, police said on Sunday.

The incident took place around 5.30 pm on Saturday evening at the Pioneer Presidia housing society in Sector 62, when the child, Rudra Tej Singh, returned home after playing.

He was accompanied by a domestic help, while his father, Prakash Chandra, a builder, and his mother, a doctor, were away.

According to the police, as soon as Rudra stepped out of the lift, he ran into the flat. The main door, which had an auto-lock system, shut behind him, leaving the domestic help locked outside. Alone and frightened, the child reportedly went to the balcony and climbed onto a clothes-drying bar while calling for help.

The boy, who was the only child of his paren

See Full Page