Liquor led to Sopan Yapaji Marne’s downfall, and the statement is true in more ways than one. The 55-year-old, who was admitted at Sassoon General Hospital because of alcoholic liver disease, died yesterday morning after falling off the second floor while trying to escape. Sources say the desire for a drink could have led to the victim to take such a risk.

No escape: Sopan Yapaji Marne was admitted at Sassoon General Hospital on January 17 and was suffering from alcoholic liver disease. Early yesterday morning, he went to the bathroom, (right, circled) bent the bar on the window, and went outside. File pic