A 21-year-old man died of burn injuries after he accidentally fell into a cauldron of hot rasam in neighbouring Tiruvallur district, police said on Monday.

The victim is a college student who was working part-time in a catering firm. He was serving food to guests at a marriage function last week when the incident had occurred, they said. The man fell into the cauldron which had boiling rasam meant to be served to the guests.
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The victim was admitted to a government hospital in the city with serious burns. He died on April 30 without responding to treatment. A case has been booked and investigation was on, they added.
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