India, March 7 -- A 2011 batch Indian Foreign Services (IFS) officer died after falling from a building in a residential complex in New Delhi's Chanakyapuri on Friday. Police said they have initiated inquest proceedings and a probe was underway.

Police refused to comment on whether a suicide note was recovered. "Spot is being inspected and we are in touch with the family members for further probe in the matter," a police officer said.

An investigator said the police control room was informed about the fall around 6am. The IFS officer was rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead. Investigators said his body has been preserved for postmortem.

A preliminary probe suggested the IFS officer was home with his mother before falling off...