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'''Chanchal Lahiri''' (1978-2019) was an Indian magician, escape artist and stunt man. He was from India. Lahiri went by the stage name of <i>Jadugar Mandrake</i>. Lahiri drowned attempting a "Houdini style" escape in June of 2019. He was lowered from a bridge into the Hooghly River. His body was found about half a mile (1 km) from where he was lowered into the river.<ref>CBS News, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/indian-houdini-feared-drowned-chanchal-lahiri-missing-after-stunt-goes-wrong-kolkata-river/</ref>
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'''Chanchal Lahiri''' (1978-2019) was an Indian magician, escape artist and stunt man. He was from India. Lahiri went by the stage name of <i>Jadugar Mandrake</i>. Lahiri drowned attempting a "Houdini style" escape in June of 2019. He was lowered from a bridge into the Hooghly River. His body was found about half a mile (1 km) from where he was lowered into the river.<ref name=CBS-News>{{cite web
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|title        = Magician feared dead as Houdini-inspired stunt in river goes wrong
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Revision as of 07:32, 15 February 2021

Chanchal Lahiri
DiedJune 16, 2019
Kolkata, India
Known forEscapes

Chanchal Lahiri (1978-2019) was an Indian magician, escape artist and stunt man. He was from India. Lahiri went by the stage name of Jadugar Mandrake. Lahiri drowned attempting a "Houdini style" escape in June of 2019. He was lowered from a bridge into the Hooghly River. His body was found about half a mile (1 km) from where he was lowered into the river.[1]

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  1. Magician feared dead as Houdini-inspired stunt in river goes wrong