An employee, aged 40, from a top Information Technology company in Nagpur, Maharashtra, passed away due to a heart attack while in the company’s restroom, as per officials on Sunday.
On Friday, the incident took place when Nitin Edwin Michael, a senior analyst at HCL Technologies, visited the company’s restroom and was subsequently discovered unconscious.
As per a Sonegaon police station official, Nitin was quickly taken to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Nagpur, but he was pronounced dead upon arrival by the doctors.
Police registers a case of accidental death
Afterwards, the corpse was taken for examination and authorities filed a report of unintended demise. Authorities reported that preliminary autopsy results suggested the man passed away due to a heart attack.
Nitin’s wife and a six-year-old son are the ones left behind after his passing. Additional inquiry into the issue is currently in progress.
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Meanwhile, HCL Technologies offered their sympathies and described the incident as ‘unfortunate’. It was also mentioned that their top priority is the welfare of their employees.
“This is an unfortunate incident and a tragic loss. We extend our deepest condolences to the family of the deceased employee and are providing all possible assistance to them. In this incident, the employee was provided emergency support at the campus healthcare clinic and rushed to the hospital. The wellbeing of our people is of utmost priority and HCLTech provides healthcare programs for its all employees and their families, including on-campus clinics and annual preventive health checks,” the company said in an official statement.
