Archive · 19 May 2025
Elderly Man Dies After Falling from Balcony in Kolkata
A 72-year-old man named Somnath Mukherjee died in Bagbazar, Kolkata.
He was smoking on his balcony when he accidentally fell onto a construction site below.
He landed on a pile of materials that then caught fire.
Sadly, he passed away from his injuries.
Police are investigating the incident as an unnatural death, but the family has not filed a complaint.
A 72-year-old man died after falling from his balcony.
The incident occurred in Bagbazar, Kolkata.
The man was smoking on his balcony when he fell onto a construction site.
He landed on construction materials, which caught fire.
Police have registered a case of unnatural death.
- Who
- Somnath Mukherjee, a 72-year-old resident.
- What
- An elderly man died after falling from a balcony.
- When
- Saturday morning
- Where
- Bagbazar, Kolkata
- Why
- The man fell while smoking and landed on a pile of construction materials which caught fire.
- Victim
- Somnath Mukherjee
- Age
- 72
- Location
- Bagbazar, Kolkata
- Cause of death
- Fall from balcony and subsequent fire
- Circumstance
- Smoking on balcony