‘Habitual drinker’ drowns at Henrietta koker
Curious residents looking at the spot where Chitramjan Das was discovered
Curious residents looking at the spot where Chitramjan Das was discovered

HOURS after leaving home with a bottle of rum, a pensioner tragically lost his life when he fell off the koker at Henrietta, in Region Two. Dead is 70-year-old Chitramjan Das of 87 Richmond Housing Scheme. The incident reportedly occurred around 08:45hrs. According to the man’s wife, Nandranie Das, her husband left home around 06:00hrs with a bottle of rum and never returned. She said that when she noticed his absence, she went to the Henrietta koker where she saw him floating in the trench. “I always have the fear that one day he will drown. Every time he goes out drinking, I does feel that way,” the woman said. Das was wearing the same clothes he left home with. The woman said she raised an alarm and residents immediately gathered and assisted in removing the body from the trench. The woman described her husband as a habitual drinker. When the body was retrieved, bruises were visible on the right elbow and on his nose. A report was made to the Anna Regina Police Station and detectives subsequently visited the scene. Das was taken to the Suddie Public Hospital where a doctor pronounced him dead. His body is currently at the Suddie mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.

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