India, Oct. 9 -- A woman was killed and another was injured after falling off the terrace of central Delhi's Hauz Qazi, police have said, adding that inquest proceedings have been initiated.

Police identified the deceased woman as Sunita Kumari and her injured friend as Tripti Dubey, two neighbours and close friends, who took daily walks around the terrace of their adjoining houses.

A senior police officer said that a PCR call was received at 8:41pm and a man said that two people had tried to die by suicide by jumping off the terrace. When police reached the spot, they were informed that a woman, later identified as Sunita, was found lying dead in the narrow lane in front of the house with severe head injuries.

"Her skull was extensive...