Senior citizen found dead inside flat at Ballygunge

Kolkata: An elderly person identified as Suvrajit Roy (70) was found dead inside his own flat at Ballygunge Place on Wednesday night. Locals informed police regarding the same as he had not been seen since Wednesday morning.

Sources informed that on Wednesday night, Gariahat police station received information from the residents of 78, Ballygunge Place that one of the residents of their apartment was not responding despite repeated knocks on the door.

Upon receiving the information, police reached the apartment and went to the flat located on the third floor. Police personnel also knocked on the door multiple times but found no response.

Later, sleuths broke the door open and found Roy lying on the floor unconscious. He was immediately rushed to SSKM Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. Later, the body was sent for autopsy examination.

Locals informed that Roy was a bachelor and used to live alone in the flat. He had also been suffering from heart disease for a long time. No marks of injury could be found on his body during preliminary investigation.

It is suspected that he died due to a massive cardiac arrest on Tuesday night. Though no foulplay is suspected, sleuths are waiting for the autopsy report as the cause of death can only be determined then. If any foulplay is noticed in the report, an FIR will be initiated and the matter will be investigated as a criminal case.