Heavy rains batter West Bengal, 5 dead in wall collapse incidents, one electrocuted

A five-year-old boy, identified as Nikhil Bagchi, died in Asansol as the mud wall of his house collapsed, following the incessant rainfall that began on Thursday, a Disaster Management official said.

Kolkata: Six people were killed in rain-related incidents across West Bengal on Friday, officials said. A five-year-old boy, identified as Nikhil Bagchi, died in Asansol as the mud wall of his house collapsed, following the incessant rainfall that began on Thursday, a Disaster Management official said. His mother and sister were also injured in the mishap, the official said.