Youth found dead in pond in Pandaveswar

The body of a 32-year-old man was found floating in a local pond at the Shyamla area of Khottadaih under the Pandaveswar police station in West Burdwan district on Friday.

According to local residents, Jayanta Ruidas had not returned home since the previous evening. His body was later spotted floating in the pond by locals, who informed the Pandaveswar police.

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A Quick Response Team (QRT) of the district civil defence was called in, and personnel recovered the body from the pond. As the water level of the pond is deep, police prima facie suspect that he accidentally slipped into the pond during the night.

The body was sent to Durgapur Sub-Divisional Hospital for post-mortem examination.