Drunk man falls to death from terrace of Chennai building

CHENNAI: A 31-year-old man died after falling off the terrace of a three-storey building at Kodungaiyur in Chennai on Sunday night.
The deceased has been identified as R Iyyappan of Ulundurpet who was working as an earthmover operator in Chennai. He stayed in Krishnamurthy Nagar at Kodungaiyur
On Sunday night, Iyyappan, who shared room with two other friends, went to the terrace of the building under the influence of alcohol. He slipped and fell off the building.
Passersby alerted police. He was rushed to Government Stanley Hospital where he was declared “brought dead.”
The Kodungaiyur police have registered a case. Iyyappan is survived by wife Kalpana and three children who live in Ulundurpet.