Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Teen’s Livelihood Search Ends in Fatal Kolkata Hotel Fire
Sandeep Kumar Paswan was a 19-year-old young man from Jharkhand.
He came to Kolkata to find work and help his family.
He worked as a housekeeper at a hotel.
He earned about ₹8,000 each month.
His father had died during the Covid pandemic, so Sandeep had many responsibilities at home.
He was one of nine people who died in a hotel fire early Tuesday.
His family had planned for him to visit home during Durga Puja.
Instead, his body will be taken back to his village earlier in a hearse van.
Sandeep Kumar Paswan, 19, was among nine people killed in a hotel fire in Kolkata early Tuesday.
The Giridih, Jharkhand, native had arrived in Kolkata about five months earlier to support his family.
He worked as a housekeeper at Shikha Inn on Free School Street and earned about ₹8,000 monthly.
Sandeep’s father died during the Covid pandemic, leaving him responsible for his family’s finances.
His relatives waited at Medical College Kolkata while his body underwent post-mortem procedures before being taken home.
- Who
- Sandeep Kumar Paswan, a 19-year-old hotel housekeeper from Giridih district, was among nine people killed.
- What
- A fire at a Kolkata hotel killed nine people, including Sandeep.
- When
- The fire occurred early Tuesday; the article does not provide an exact date.
- Where
- The fire occurred at Shikha Inn on Free School Street in Kolkata.
- Why
- Sandeep had come to Kolkata to earn money and support his family after his father’s death; the cause of the fire is not stated.
- Victim
- Sandeep Kumar Paswan, 19
- Death toll
- Nine people were killed in the hotel fire
- Hometown
- Palmo village, Giridih district, Jharkhand
- Workplace
- Shikha Inn, Free School Street, Kolkata
- Job and income
- Housekeeper earning about ₹8,000 a month
- Time in Kolkata
- About five months before the fire
- Family circumstance
- His father died during the Covid pandemic, leaving Sandeep with financial responsibilities