A 45-year-old man fell from the first floor of a building in Kodungaiyur and died later at a hospital.
He and a few others were being chased by a police team for allegedly indulging in betting in Kodungaiyur on Tuesday night. Following information, police personnel reached the spot in Krishnamurthy nagar, Kodungaiyur, and barged into the first floor of a building.
On seeing the police, those in the room tried to escape, and one of them fell from the balcony into a plastic recycling unit. The police did not notice him. They took four others into custody and left the place.
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Later, people living in the area spotted the body of a man at the recycling unit. A police team recovered the body and conducted an investigation.
The victim, identified as Kumar, 45, was a worker from Rajasthan. Further investigation is on.