CHENNAI: A 19-year-old youth died after he allegedly slipped in an inebriated condition from the terrace of the house he was staying in Poonamallee on Saturday.
The deceased, A Soosai Anto, is a native of Tirunelveli and had come to the city only a month ago to pursue training at a graphics designing institute in Anna Nagar, police said.
Soosai was staying in a house shared with six others, all from Tirunelveli.
On Friday, the group went to watch a night show and on returning home around 2 am consumed alcohol and went to sleep.
On Saturday morning, one of the roommates found Soosai lying unconscious on the floor and alerted others.
The youths took Soosai to a nearby hospital, where he was declared brought dead. Police suspect the youth to have slipped and fallen.
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