India News | Man Dies of Suffocation After Python He Kept Around Neck Tightens Grip

Jamshedpur, Aug 29 (PTI) In a bizarre incident, a 60-year-old man allegedly died of suffocation on Thursday after a python he was carrying around his neck tightened its grip in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur city, police said.

He used to earn money by showing the snake around his neck to people.

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The incident occurred when the victim, Hemant Singh, was on Dimna Road in Mango area.

Following this, the python made its way out and moved around in the area before a snake catcher captured it.

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It was then handed over to the forest department, a police officer said.

The Officer-in-Charge of Mango police station, Niranjan Kumar, said the body was sent for post-mortem examination.

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