Anchor Crushed To Death After Coconut Tree Falls On Her

Mumbai: In a shocking incident, a former Doordarshan anchor and yoga teacher was crushed to death after a coconut tree got uprooted and fell on her head while she was on a morning walk in Mumbai’s Chembur locality.

The 58-year-old anchor Kanchan Rajatnath went for morning walk on Thursday. A coconut tree, close to her house suddenly got uprooted and fell on her. The anchor fell unconscious and was rushed to Sushrut Hospital where she breathed her last on Saturday morning.

"The municipality refused permission to cut the tree, as they had found the tree to be in good condition," the anchor's family members alleged. The family earlier asked the authorities to cut the tree.

The whole incident was captured by a CCTV camera installed at a nearby shop on the opposite side of the road.