Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Jun 6: A person complained of chest pain and later breathed his last when being taken in police vehicle to a hospital on the night of Sunday June 4. The deceased had been taken to police station for questioning, and he was about to leave for home when he experienced acute chest pain.

The deceased was Melwyn John Concessao (39), a resident of Bolpugudde, Kavoor. He is survived by wife and a daughter. Melwyn was working as supervisor for Mugarody Constructions firm since the last 13 years.

At around 9.30 pm on Sunday, Melwyn along with three of his relatives including a woman were seen consuming beer near Maravoor bridge. Someone who saw them alerted the police, after which some personnel from Bajpe station visited the spot and took all the four in their vehicle to the station after informing the the family of one among them.

Within sometime, Melwyn's brother Lawrence reached the police station, after coming to know about the incident. The police questioned all the four before writing down their names and addresses. During this period, Melwyn, who was seated in a chair, complained of chest pain, held his chest tight with his hand and collapsed. Police personnel immediately took him to hospital but before reaching the hospital, Melwyn passed away at about 11.45 pm.

After the judicial magistrate conducted inquest as per procedures, postmortem of the body was conducted in government Wenlock Hospital here. Although it is almost certain that Melwyn died of heart attack, postmortem report is awaited to confirm the same. A case of unnatural death was registered in Bajpe police station.

Deputy commissioner of police, Dr Sanjeev Patiland Panambur assistant commissioner of police Rajendra visited the hospital. City police commissioner has ordered internal inquiry into the incident as the above death occurred when the deceased was being taken in police vehicle. He has appointed deputy commissioner of police (law and order), K M Shantaraju, as the inquiry officer.