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Autopsy says hotel worker pushed

BY OUR CORRESPONDENT

Kolkata

Aug. 13: The preliminary post-mortem report of Prasun Adhikari, caretaker of Ritz Bengal Hotel, substantiated the police’s claim that he was thrown from the terrace and did not fall while climbing down the pipe.

According to the post-mortem report, there was a fracture in Prasun’s left ankle and a burn injury on his left thigh. Multiple internal haemorrhages were found on his body, with no trace of blood from either his nose or mouth. No alcohol was also found in his blood.

"The burn injury suggests that he had fallen on the high tension wire before hitting the ground. The very fact that he fell on the wire situated at a distance of five feet from the building suggests that he was pushed," an investigating officer reasoned. Meanwhile, Romi Nag Chowdhury continued to be untraced. Insiders revealed that hours after the incident took place, she left the hotel on Saturday morning in a bus owned by the production team.

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Woman, 73, found dead at Salt Lake

BY OUR CORRESPONDENT

Kolkata

Aug. 13: A 73-year-old woman, Usha Roy Chowdhury, was found lying in a pool of blood in front of her Salt Lake residence on Wednesday morning at around 6 am. Prima facie, the police believes it was an accident. But the possibility of suicide has not been ruled out. Usha was rushed to the Bidhannagar Hospital where she died.

Additional superintendent of police Ashok Biswas said, "We have not found any suicide note from her house in Bidhannagar. It might have been an accident." However, sources revealed, that Usha was suffering from depression.