Bank manager dies of heart attack in train toilet

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: In a tragic incident, a bank manager died of a heart attack in the toilet of an AC coach on a train. The incident occurred on an intercity train on Saturday morning.

The deceased has been identified as Ashok Chaudhary, manager at Union Bank of India. He was said to be on his way to Bengaluru to pick up his family. His wife complained to the railway minister about him missing when he did not reach Bengaluru on time following which Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw instructed railway police to investigate.

The train left Yesvantpur on Sunday morning and reached Shivamogga at noon. The janitorial staff noticed that the toilet in the AC coach was locked and alerted the authorities. The railway police broke in to find him dead, after which the body was shifted to McGann Hospital for a postmortem examination. The railway police have registered a case.