Chanchal Lahiri, 40 -- better known by his stage name 'Jadugar Mandrake', or 'Wizard Mandrake' -- was undertaking an escape stunt near the Howrah Bridge in Kolkata, where he was tied up with steel chains and rope and lowered into the water.
Indian police have recovered the body of a stuntman who went missing in the Hooghly River Sunday while attempting a daredevil trick, authorities confirmed.
Chanchal Lahiri, 40 -- better known by his stage name"Jadugar Mandrake", or"Wizard Mandrake" -- was undertaking an escape stunt near the Howrah Bridge in Kolkata, where he was tied up with steel chains and rope and lowered into the water. He was expected to free himself and swim to the surface as he had done many times before.
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