<p>An auto driver suffering from epilepsy and cut off from his family was found dead in a drain in North Bengaluru on Wednesday. Police suspect he fell into it by accident. </p>.<p>Vidyaranyapura resident Vinod Kumar, 38, was found dead in the drainage chamber (Doddamori) by local people in the early hours of the day. A preliminary investigation by the police found that he drank heavily around Tuesday midnight and visited a relative before wandering off. </p>.<p>CCTV footage shows him wandering on the streets of Srirampura until 2 am. He must have fallen into the drain only after that, police determined. </p>.<p>Kumar's parents reside in Vidyaranyapura and live off the rental income from a house in Dayananda Nagar, Srirampura, where he had grown up. After his parents moved out, he stopped going home regularly. The auto-rickshaw was his abode: after the day's work, he would get drunk and sleep in the three-wheeler. His parents got used to his routine and wouldn't search for him even if he didn't come home for days. </p>.<p>Police are awaiting the post-mortem report to determine the cause of death. For now, they have opened a case of suspicious death, said an officer from Srirampura police station. </p>
<p>An auto driver suffering from epilepsy and cut off from his family was found dead in a drain in North Bengaluru on Wednesday. Police suspect he fell into it by accident. </p>.<p>Vidyaranyapura resident Vinod Kumar, 38, was found dead in the drainage chamber (Doddamori) by local people in the early hours of the day. A preliminary investigation by the police found that he drank heavily around Tuesday midnight and visited a relative before wandering off. </p>.<p>CCTV footage shows him wandering on the streets of Srirampura until 2 am. He must have fallen into the drain only after that, police determined. </p>.<p>Kumar's parents reside in Vidyaranyapura and live off the rental income from a house in Dayananda Nagar, Srirampura, where he had grown up. After his parents moved out, he stopped going home regularly. The auto-rickshaw was his abode: after the day's work, he would get drunk and sleep in the three-wheeler. His parents got used to his routine and wouldn't search for him even if he didn't come home for days. </p>.<p>Police are awaiting the post-mortem report to determine the cause of death. For now, they have opened a case of suspicious death, said an officer from Srirampura police station. </p>
