A 28-year-old man tragically drowned in a swimming pool on Sunday morning after suffering an epileptic seizure. The incident occurred at the Railway Swimming Pool near VCA Stadium under the jurisdiction of Sadar Police Station.
The deceased, identified as Amit Pradeep Banerjee, a resident of Chaitanya Nagar, Wathoda, had gone to the pool early that day. According to police sources, while swimming, Amit suffered a seizure, which led to his drowning. Onlookers immediately pulled him from the water, but despite their efforts, he was declared dead by doctors on-site around 8:25 a.m.
Following a complaint from Bhanupratap Pradeep Banerjee, Sadar Police have registered a case of accidental death and are investigating further details surrounding the incident.