Siliguri, 27th May: 56-year old Akhil Roy died after a tree fell on him during Tuesday’s thunderstorm, in Siliguri. The incident surfaced from the Gorsajot area of Batasi.
According to sources, the fatal accident took place when Akhil Roy had went to the market for grocery shopping, on Tuesday evening. He was rushed to the Siliguri District Hospital in critical condition, where doctors declared him dead.
As per the information, Roy was a dedicated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker. On Wednesday, BJP’s Darjeeling District President Praveen Agarwal, District General Secretary Raju Shah along with other activists reached the Siliguri District Hospital to offer condolences to Roy’s mourning family.