Calf jumps off multi-storey house in Kolkata, injures man seriously

According to reports, Abdul Mannan went to a market at Masjid Bari Lane area under Tiljala Police Station limits in south-east part of the city, very close to his house, in the morning and when he was buying a cucumber, the 85-kg calf fell on him from nearly 70 feet above.

The middle-aged man was seriously injured in the incident and was rushed to a hospital and later shifted to National Medical College and Hospital as his health condition deteriorated, while the calf died on the spot.

Though no police complaint has been lodged so far, locals alleged that a resident of the four-story building, Md. Alam, is running a byre on the terrace, when cowsheds are legally banned in Kolkata  Municipal Corporation (KMC) area since 1980.

"Md. Alam, who is not living in the building since last few months, has appointed a man to look after the six-month-old calf and today, just after having a bath, the calf suddenly jumped from the terrace and fell on Abdul Mannan," Sahidur Alam, an eyewitness of the incident, told IBNS.

Sustaining severe injuries in head, legs, hands and ribs, Abdul Mannan is being treated in  a government-run hospital at Beniapukur area.

His wife, Seema Begum, told IBNS: "My husband was buying vegetables when the calf fell on him, he narrowly escaped death today."

However, a police official of the local police station said, "Though no complaint has been lodged officially so far,  we are looking into the matter as a cowshed was allegedly being run on the terrace of the multi-story, despite the ban."

Meanwhile, a source claimed that Md. Alam, whose calf is the source of the story, has agreed to pay the cost of injured Abdul Mannan's treatment.    

(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha)