Bantwal: Advocate Satish Kumar (35) dies of brain haemorrhage

Mounesh Vishwakarma
Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal

Bantwal, Jul 27: Young advocate and communist leader Satish Kumar Bantwal passed away in a private hospital in Mangalore on Saturday July 27 following brief illness. He was 35.

Son of AITUC district president P Sanjeeva, Satish Kumar leaves behind his parents, wife, child and two siblings. He was a resident of Nehrunagar near Panemangalore.

He had suffered brain haemorrhage a few days back and was in the ICU of the hospital. He failed to respond to treatment and breathed his last on Saturday.

Satish Kumar was a practising lawyer for the past 10 years and had his office in B C Road. He was counsel for several cases in courts across Dakshina Kannada. He was an active member of the CPI and had been part of several causes fighting for the rights of workers and people in general. In 2009 elections, he contested from Bantwal with CPI ticket.

He was also a singer and had sung several patriotic and awareness-related songs. Satish was also a good orator and also rendered service as lecturer in law.

He was the legal advisor for Dakshina Kannada car and van drivers' and owners' association, AITUC workers' union leader, cultural secretary of Bantwal lawyers' association, member of JCI, Bantwal and actively involved in several other social and workers' associations.

Lawyers, workers' associations, well-wishers and friends visited Satish's residence at Nehrunagar and condoled his untimely demise.