A seven-month-old boy fell to his death from the 21st-floor balcony of a residential building in Virar West on Wednesday. Police said the child was on his mother’s shoulder when she slipped while closing a window.

The infant, Drishant Sadane, lived with his parents, Vicky and Pooja Sadane, at the Pinnacle Building in the Joyville residential complex, Virar West. The Bolinj police have registered an accidental death report (ADR) and are investigating the incident.