The body of Chandramouli Biswas, former bassist of the popular band Fossils, was found hanging from a rented house on Indian Mirror Street in Kolkata on Sunday. Biswas was 48.

According to police sources, Chandramouli was alone at home that day, as his parents were not present. His body was discovered first by his friend, Mehul Chakraborty, who immediately informed the police.

(Trigger warning) Mehul recounted the events leading up to the discovery, saying, "I hadn't been able to reach Chandramouli on the phone since morning. The phone kept ringing, and I grew worried. So, I went to his house with another friend in the afternoon, and that's when I saw him hanging from a fan."

However, police are still investigating the matter and looking into why the singer chose to die by suicide.

The news of Chandramouli's death reached the members of Fossils while they were en route to a program in Kalyani, Nadia district. The band's lead vocalist, Rupam Islam, and the other members were visibly shaken as they took the stage.

Rupam broke the silence, addressing the audience, "We have performed on this stage 21 times. Out of these, the picture of the person who was with us 16 times is on the screen behind us. When we came here, we received a piece of news in the car and that news hit us like a thunderbolt. In such a situation, no one can sing. No one can play an instrument. But the Bengali rock crowd is in front of us. Chandra was our companion for a long time. I have no hesitation in saying today that he was my best friend. We were in touch until last year."

Rupam paid tribute to his former teammate, Chandramouli, who was associated with Fossils for 18 years, from 2000 to 2018. The band then began their programme, dedicating it to the memory of Chandramouli.

Biswas was also associated with the bands 'Golak' and 'Zombie Cage Control'. On Sunday, he also changed his profile picture on social media.

Source: India Today