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Man Found Dead With Tied Legs Inside Kolkata Cab
A cab was parked on a street in Kolkata on Wednesday morning.
People tried calling the person inside, but nobody answered.
Police came and found that the cab was locked from the inside.
They called a mechanic to open the door.
Inside, they found a dead man with blood marks on his face and rope around both legs.
Police identified him as Bhagwan Prasad Gupta, the cab’s 45-year-old driver.
They are trying to learn when and where he died.
Police have not officially said how he died or whether anyone killed him.
Residents noticed a cab parked by the roadside in Kolkata’s Entally area on Wednesday morning.
Calls to the occupant went unanswered, and police found the cab locked from the inside.
A mechanic opened the cab door, and police found a man’s body inside.
The man was identified as 45-year-old driver Bhagwan Prasad Gupta.
Police are investigating when and where he died; the cause of death has not been officially confirmed.
- Who
- Bhagwan Prasad Gupta, 45, the cab’s driver.
- What
- He was found dead inside a cab, with blood marks on his face and both legs tied with rope.
- Where
- A roadside location in the Entally area of central Kolkata.
- When
- The body was discovered Wednesday morning; the article does not specify the date.
- Why
- Not known; police are investigating the circumstances and cause of death.
Key facts
- Discovery
- Wednesday morning
- Location
- Entally, central Kolkata
- Person identified
- Bhagwan Prasad Gupta
- Age
- 45
- Condition of cab
- Locked from the inside
- Reported signs
- Blood marks on his face; both legs tied with rope
- Investigation
- Police are examining when and where he died; the cause of death has not been officially confirmed.
Quotes
A police source
A source who provided police information about the driver’s identification.
“The driver was subsequently identified as Bhagwan Prasad Gupta, 45, the vehicle’s driver.”
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Sources
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