Body of missing man found in Salt lake

Kolkata: The body of a missing rickshaw-puller was found from roadside swamp at Polenite in Salt Lake Sector V on Monday afternoon.

Some local residents saw the body on the bank of the swamp and informed the Electronics Complex police station.

According to sources, the person identified as Uttam Ghosh (37), a resident of Barokopat area in Polenite was missing since Friday.

His father Biswanath lodged a missing complaint at the police station on Saturday. During investigation sleuths could not find any clues to trace Uttam's location.

On Monday, some residents sense a foul smell and tried to find its source. When they went to the swamp they saw Uttam's body but could not recognise as the bode was in a decomposed state. Later Biswanath identified the body at the Bidhannagar Sub-Divisional Hospital.

Police said that Uttam was a habitual drinker. Sources informed earlier in several occasions he was found lying on the road in heavily drunk condition.

Though police are probing the case from all possible angles but during preliminary investigation no foul play could be noticed. No injury marks were visible when the body was recovered. Sleuths are waiting for the autopsy report to ascertain the cause of death.