Man falls into well while consuming liquor, passes away

Namakkal: A 40-year-old man fell into a 60ft-deep open well while drinking alcohol by sitting on its wall and died at Tiruchengode town here on Sunday evening. Fire and rescue services personnel have retrieved his body from the well after five hours of struggle.
The Tiruchengode town police identified the deceased as N Manikandan, a resident of Ayyagoundampalayam Pirivu Road area.A coolie, he was living with his elder brother N Soundarrajan, 43, after their parents died of age related ailments a few years ago.
A police officer said Manikandan was an alcoholic. “On Sunday, he bought a bottle of liquor from a Tasmac outlet and came to Sri Murugan Temple in the town to consume the same. He sat on the wall of the open well that was located opposite the temple and started drinking.”
After nearly an hour, the officer said, Manikandan suddenly fell into the well. Local residents, who witnessed this, alerted the Tiruchengode town police and the fire and rescue services personnel.
After five hours of struggle, the officer said, the fire and rescue services personnel retrieved Manikandan’s body and sent it to the government hospital in the town for postmortem.
Police have registered a case and further inquiry is on.