A man in his sixties who had come to a relative’s home in the city from East Midnapore for an eye check-up died after he fell from the terrace early on Wednesday. CCTV footage shows that he toppled over the parapet on the terrace while trying to spit, police said. ADVERTISEMENTTapan Das, 63, a resident of Mandarmani in East Midanpore, had come to his nephew’s home on Deshbandhu Road in Jadavpur for the post-procedure check-up. Around 12.59am, Das went to the third-floor terrace washroom and fell, the police said. “It appears that the man accidentally fell while spitting because of the low height of the railing on the terrace.

Source: The Telegraph February 05, 2026 02:00 UTC