West Bengal: Father, son pushed off roof while flying kite in Baranagar

KOLKATA: A 45-year-old man and his 19-year-old son were pushed off the terrace of a three-storey building in Baranagar by their neighbour on Friday as they got into an altercation over flying kites.
Sukhdeb Halder and his son Sushanta suffered serious injuries but managed to survive as they fell on a tiled shed of an adjoining house.
Sushanta
The accused youth, Ajit Rajbanshi (23), who was reportedly drunk when he pushed the father and son, has been arrested under IPC Section 308 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder).
According to local sources, the incident took place when Sukhdeb and Sushanta were flying kites on the terrace of their apartment on Vishwakarma Puja. “A drunk Rajbanshi went up to the terrace and started creating trouble. A scuffle broke out when Sukhdeb and Sushanta refused to allow him to stay on the terrace. Rajbanshi pushed Sukhdeb off the buildin and as Sushanta rushed to his father’s rescue, the drunken youth pushed him as well,” said Raja Dey, a local.