India, Nov. 22 -- A 13-year-old schoolgirl reportedly jumped to death from the roof of her school building on Friday morning in Maharashtra's Jalna. The girl was taken to the hospital and was declared dead.

The police have begun the preliminary investigations in the case.

The incident occurred between 7:30 and 8:00 am, creating panic among the students, staff and local residents of the area, news agency PTI reported. Sadar police inspector, Sandeep Bharti, said that they received the information around 8 am about a girl who had allegedly jumped from the top floor of the school building.

The girl, a student of Class 7, was taken to a nearby hospital in a critical condition, where the doctors declared her dead. Meanwhile, the police team...