Chennai: A 60-year-old gardener drowned in a water tank while attempting to retrieve a mobile phone belonging to his colleague at an apartment complex near Chengalpet on Tuesday.
Police said Nagabasan had reported for work as usual when the mobile phone of his colleague Thangaraj (70) accidentally fell into a water tank on the premises. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Chennai | Silver Rate in Chennai | Bank Holidays in Chennai | Public Holidays in Chennai | Chennai AQI | Weather in Chennai | Petrol Price in Chennai | Diesel Price in Chennai | CNG Price in Chennai | LPG Price in Chennai Stay updated with the latest Chennai news. The deceased was identified as Nagabasan, a resident of Umaiyal Paranacheri village near Oragadam in Kancheepuram district. He was employed as a gardener at an apartment complex in Appur. Nagabasan entered the tank to retrieve the phone but reportedly suffered breathing difficulties and drowned. Palur police and firefighters from Sriperumbudur retrieved his body from the tank. The body was sent to Chengalpattu Government Hospital for postmortem examination. Palur police registered a case and are investigating. Download the TOI App.