Kolkata: A temporary canteen worker, Umesh Chandra Das (46) was found dead inside a washroom at Bengal Legislative Assembly complex on Monday morning.Das, who was a resident of Tiljala, had worked as a casual employee at Bidhanchandra canteen for about 15 years. He often stayed overnight in the canteen area and had slept there on Sunday night.The incident was discovered around 9 am when another canteen worker arrived for duty and began looking for him. The worker found the toilet door locked from inside and knocked several times. After getting no response for about 10 minutes, staff members looked through a rear window and saw Das lying on the floor.The workers broke open the door, brought him out, and informed the assembly security and police. Das was taken to Kolkata Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.Police from Hare Street police station and officers from the Kolkata Police homicide section visited the spot. Police said no injury marks were found on the body and no foul play has been detected so far.Additional commissioner of police (crime) Kunal Aggarwal said Das was found motionless inside the canteen washroom around 9.10 am. He said an inquest and post-mortem would be carried out to determine the exact cause of death. An unnatural death case has been registered at Hare Street police station.Police are speaking to other canteen workers and have asked Das’s family whether he had any medical condition. CCTV footage from the assembly premises is also being checked to track his last movements.
