A 70-year-old blind man allegedly drowned after falling into the unfenced Achole pond in Nalasopara East on Tuesday morning. The deceased has been identified as Bharat Kumar Mistry, a resident of Mumbai, who had come to live with his married daughter in Achole village.

According to police sources, Mistry, who was visually impaired in both eyes, often relied on his walking stick to take strolls around the pond area. On Tuesday, around 8 am, he went for his regular walk and accidentally fell into the pond due to the absence of protective fencing, leading to his drowning. Locals immediately alerted the police, following which fire brigade officials fished out the body and sent it for post-mortem. The Achole police have registered an accidental death case.