Elderly Man: Shocking Case: Elderly Man Dies After Being Thrown Into Nullah in Kanpur’s Barra Area | Kanpur News
Kanpur: In a shocking case reported from Barra area of the city, some people allegedly threw an elderly man in a drain after putting him in a carton box.
The 15-day-old incident came to light after its video went viral on social media on Saturday. Police have launched an investigation in this connection.
On December 21, 2023, the police found a man in unconscious state from Barra nullah.The man was identified as Sunil Kumar (60), a tent house worker, and a resident of Barra 8 Varun Vihar area of the city. After informing his family, the police took him to a nearby hospital. From here he was referred to Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital where doctors declared him dead. The body was sent for postmortem to ascertain the actual cause of the death. However, the police on the basis of the autopsy report, had claimed that the man died following drowning after falling into the nullah in inebriated state.
But the family suspected a foul play and on their request the police started investigation again. Meanwhile, the man’s son Gautam procured a video from the CCTV installed at an electronic goods shop which showed some people carrying a cardboard box and then throwing something from it in a nullah from the street above Barra drain. He also posted the video on social media and it went viral. The family then informed the police about the video after which the police swung into action.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) South Ravindra Kumar said that the video handed over to the investigators is being thoroughly studied. “We are trying to trace the accused by scanning the CCTV footage of the spot and nearby junctions. The guilty will soon be in the police net,” said the DCP.
The 15-day-old incident came to light after its video went viral on social media on Saturday. Police have launched an investigation in this connection.
On December 21, 2023, the police found a man in unconscious state from Barra nullah.The man was identified as Sunil Kumar (60), a tent house worker, and a resident of Barra 8 Varun Vihar area of the city. After informing his family, the police took him to a nearby hospital. From here he was referred to Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital where doctors declared him dead. The body was sent for postmortem to ascertain the actual cause of the death. However, the police on the basis of the autopsy report, had claimed that the man died following drowning after falling into the nullah in inebriated state.
But the family suspected a foul play and on their request the police started investigation again. Meanwhile, the man’s son Gautam procured a video from the CCTV installed at an electronic goods shop which showed some people carrying a cardboard box and then throwing something from it in a nullah from the street above Barra drain. He also posted the video on social media and it went viral. The family then informed the police about the video after which the police swung into action.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) South Ravindra Kumar said that the video handed over to the investigators is being thoroughly studied. “We are trying to trace the accused by scanning the CCTV footage of the spot and nearby junctions. The guilty will soon be in the police net,” said the DCP.