Overview
- Vijay Shankar Sangde, a 57-year-old police sub-inspector assigned to Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s security detail, collapsed after feeling uneasy while on duty at a government rest house in Thane.
- Colleagues rushed Sangde to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival, and Thane police have said the likely cause was a heart attack.
- An accidental death report was registered and the body was moved to the district hospital for a post-mortem, with a formal probe under way to confirm the medical and scene findings.
- Local officers from Naupada police and senior Thane Police officials attended the scene and hospital, and Sangde’s remains are expected to be taken to his native Junnar for final rites.
- The case highlights routine procedures used when an officer dies on duty in India, including an ADR, autopsy to establish cause of death, and an internal inquiry while authorities await definitive medical results.