23-year-old woman found dead in Omni bus in Coimbatore, cardiac arrest suspected
Mahalakshmi who was working in Chennai was taken to her native, Coimbatore, in an omnibus by one of her co-workers as she had been feeling unwell for a few days.
The deceased woman, Mahalakshmi.
CHENNAI: A woman was found dead in an Omni bus in Chennai on Tuesday. She is suspected to have had a cardiac arrest.
She was identified as Mahalakshmi (23), an engineering graduate from Palathurai, who had been staying at a private hostel while working at a private IT company in the city, Gandhipuram police said,
As Mahalakshmi had been feeling unwell for a few days, she had been undergoing treatment at a hospital. However, as her condition did not improve, she decided to take leave and go to her hometown. She was taken to Coimbatore in an omnibus by one of her co-workers. She had also contacted her parents at around 11 pm while on the bus.
When the bus reached Coimbatore Gandhipuram bus station at around 5 am on Tuesday, Mahalakshmi was found dead on the seat of the bus.
Upon information, police arrived at the spot and sent her body to the Coimbatore Government Hospital for a post-mortem examination. They have registered a case and are investigating.
As per preliminary police investigation, it is suspected that she may have died due to a cardiac arrest. However, full details would be known only after the post-mortem report was received, they said.