Kolkata: Concrete Collapse Kills Senior Citizen in Park Circus
A senior citizen died and three family members were injured after concrete chunks fell in a Kolkata house. Police file case against owner for negligence. Read the full report.
A senior citizen died and three family members were injured after concrete chunks fell in a Kolkata house. Police file case against owner for negligence. Read the full report.
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A 65-year-old woman died and four family members were injured after a cement chunk from a dilapidated building's roof collapsed in Kolkata's Park Circus. Locals blame negligent owner.
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