Actor found dead in Kolkata

Leading Bengali TV actor Ronen Chakraborty was found dead in a pond here after an alleged late night swim, police said on Saturday.

Kolkata: Leading Bengali TV actor Ronen Chakraborty was found dead in a pond here after an alleged late night swim, police said on Saturday.

A family member said he went for a swim with two friends at around 1 a.m. and went missing soon after.

Police said his body was recovered from a pond in Survey Park in south Kolkata at around 4 a.m. and brought to M.R. Bangur Hospital where he was declared brought dead. 

A familiar face on the Bengali small screen, Ronen, popularly known as Ronnie, was currently working in Star Jalsha`s mega serial "Jol Nupur".

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