The man had reportedly fought with the father of the children
Kolkata: Two children were allegedly thrown off from the fourth floor of a building by a 55-year-old man in Kolkata’s Burrabazar area. One of the children died on the spot while the other was admitted to a hospital in a serious condition.
Police said on Monday that one of the two children, a two-year-old, was declared brought dead by a city-based hospital on Sunday night and the other, a six-year-old, survived the fall and is in a critical condition.
Shiv Kumar Gupta, the 55-year-old man, has been arrested in connection with the case, the police said.
According to sources, Gupta reportedly had some dispute with the father of the deceased child. A verbal spat also took place between them a few days ago over children playing in the building’s common area.
On Sunday, when Gupta saw the children playing in the common area once again, he flew into a rage, throwing them off the building.
The accused is to be interrogated by the police in front of a psychiatrist on Monday.
