Police said a neighbour spotted Pal floating in the water and raised an alarm, after which several people from the area gathered at the spot and tried to rescue him with a rope, but in vain.
Police are also looking into the circumstances leading up to Pal’s fall and whether any other factors contributed to his death. “We have not ruled out any possibility at this stage”, the officer said.
The body was sent for a postmortem examination. The report is expected to help establish the exact cause of death. Action will be taken based on the postmortem findings and the outcome of the investigation, they said.
Police are also examining the circumstances surrounding the water-filled site as part of the ongoing inquiry and did not reveal whether it was filled by rainwater.
The owner of the plot was not yet disclosed. Pal was married and is survived by his wife and their three-year-old son.
