Kolkata, July 04: Former Bengal hockey player Manjinder Singh died after drowning off a sea resort where he went along with colleagues for a picnic, near Contai in East Midnapore district today.
Singh, 42, who played for Calcutta Customs team, went missing while swimming in the Bay of Bengal after a high tide came this noon, Bengal Hockey Association secretary Gurbux Singh said.
However, his two colleagues were rescued from sea water.
Body of the former forward would be brought back to Kolkata, Gurbux said.
Younger brother of former Olympian Baljit Singh Saini, Manjinder represented Bengal in three Nationals from 1988-90.
–PTI