Police said investigation is underway in the matter (Representational)

Highlights The incident happened around 7:30 pm in Mumbai's Colaba area

A case of murder has been registered in the matter

Police are trying to find why the accused committed the "horrific" act

A three-year-old girl has died after she was thrown off the seventh floor of an apartment building in south Mumbai's Colaba area on Saturday evening.

The man who allegedly threw her from the apartment is her father's friend, the police said, adding that the accused has been taken into custody.

A case of murder has been registered.

"One accused threw his friend's daughter from an apartment in Colaba around 7:30 pm today. The investigation is underway. We are finding out details as to why he committed such a horrific act," police said.

(With inputs from ANI)