India News | Mumbai: Senior Citizen Dies of Snakebite in Malad

Mumbai, Nov 11 (PTI) A 61-year-old man died of snakebite in Malad in Mumbai, a police official said on Saturday.

The incident took place on Friday afternoon and the deceased has been identified as Zafar Hussain, a Pune resident who had come to his kin's home in Raheja locality in Malad East for shopping for the wedding of his son, the Dindoshi police station official said.

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"When he went into the bathroom, he was bitten by a cobra, which probably came in from the window. He rushed out and told his relatives, who took him to a nearby hospital where died during treatment," the official said.

A snake rescuer removed the reptile, the official said, adding that an accidental death report has been registered.

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