Businessman jumps to death from Kolkata apartment

A businessman allegedly jumped off the terrace of his apartment in Kolkata on Saturday morning, police said.

The incident happened in the Tiljala police station area around 6 am, they said.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the businessman, Suraj Agarwal, had a huge amount of debt and was under mental stress, a police officer said.

''His wife and child were not at home today. He went to the terrace of his flat like every morning and allegedly jumped off,'' the officer said.

Locals who found his body in a pool of blood took him to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, police said.

The incident is being thoroughly investigated, they said.

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