India, Oct. 28 -- A senior scientist at the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) died after jumping from the fourth floor of his apartment building in Seegehalli on October 21, police said.

The scientist's family has claimed that prolonged work pressure affected his mental health before his death. The ADA however said it had no prior information about any workplace difficulties faced by the scientist.

The Bengaluru Police is investigating the family's allegations.

The 47-year-old scientist, who worked in the programming department and was associated with the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk2 programme, died on October 21. According to Whitefield DCP Saidulu Adavath, the incident took place between 7:30pm and 8pm.

"Around 7.30 pm, he su...