75-year-old man complains of chest pain at CJP protest, dies after hospitalisation

A 75-year-old Thane man who travelled nearly 30 km to attend the CJP protest at Mumbai's Shivaji Park died of a heart attack after complaining of chest pain. Gopalakrishna Subbaiya Pillai was rushed to nearby Sushrusha Hospital, where he died while receiving treatment.

In Short

• Gopalakrishna Subbaiya Pillai travelled nearly 30 km from Thane for the event
• Police said he reached Shivaji Park at around 4:30 pm
• He complained of chest pain about half an hour later

A 75-year-old man who travelled nearly 30 km from Thane to Mumbai’s Shivaji Park to attend the Cockroach Janata Party’s (CJP) protest died of a heart attack after complaining of chest pain at the site.

According to the police, Gopalakrishna Subbaiya Pillai, a resident of Dosti West County, B Wing, Thane, arrived at around 4:30 pm to attend the protest. About half an hour later, he complained of chest pain.

He was rushed to the nearby Sushrusha Hospital in Shivaji Park, where he died of a heart attack while receiving treatment.

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