HCLTech staffer dies after cardiac arrest in Nagpur; gave emergency care at campus clinic, says firm
Nagpur, Sep 29: An employee of HCLTech died after suffering a cardiac arrest in the firm’s office in Nagpur city, with the IT major sharing that he was provided emergency care at the campus clinic before being rushed to the hospital.
According to the police, Nitin Edwin Michael (40), who worked as a senior analyst, was found unresponsive after he entered the washroom of the office of HCL Technologies Ltd. in the city’s Mihan area around 7 pm on Friday.
His colleagues rushed him to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Nagpur where doctors pronounced him dead upon arrival, said the official from Sonegaon police station on Sunday.
Police sent the body for post-mortem and registered a case of accidental death.
Initial autopsy findings indicated Michael died of cardiac arrest, the official said, adding that they are probing the circumstances surrounding his death.
Michael is survived by his wife and a six-year-old son, according to police.
Calling Michael’s death an unfortunate incident and tragic loss, HCLTech said he was provided emergency healthcare support at the campus clinic and rushed to the hospital.
“HCLTech is also extending all possible assistance to the family of the deceased employee. The wellbeing of our people is of utmost priority. HCLTech provides healthcare programs for its employees and their families including on-campus clinics and annual preventive health checks,” said a company spokesperson in a statement on Sunday.
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UP: Protest held against nonveg hotels running near temples in Shamli
Muzaffarnagar (UP), Sep 29: Hundreds of Hindu activists on Sunday, staged dharna outside a nonveg hotel and demanded closure of all such hotels and restaurants near temples at Thanabhawan town in Shamli district.
The protest led by Mahant Swami Yashvir Maharaj of Yog Sadhan Ashram Bhagra was later postponed for one week on the assurance of district authorities on the matter.
The Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Hamid Husain told PTI that district authorities have given assurance to take steps within one week after considering legal aspects.
Licencing authorities of nonveg hotels have been asked to report about such hotels running near temples.
Hindu activists have been demanding the closing of nonveg hotels which are located within a hundred meters of temples in the Thanabhawan town.
