123 Kolkata: A 42-year-old daily wage earner suffering from epilepsy drowned in a local pond at Agarpara on Tuesday afternoon. The man was allegedly forced into the pond to retrieve an apparel that belonged to a neighbouring woman.
The disaster management team from Barrackpore Commissionerate was able to fish out the body of the victim, Arjun Nayek, a resident of Agarpara Basanti Cotton Mill Quarter, on Tuesday evening, nearly a couple of hours after he drowned. Sources said the man's medical condition may have contributed to the tragedy.
The locals said the incident took place around 3.30 pm on Tuesday after the apparel fell in the water from the rooftop of the woman's house. Nayek is survived by his wife, four sons and a daughter. An unnatural death case has been started.