Mangaluru: Youth found dead inside newly bought car parked on highway

Mangaluru, May 3: In a shocking incident, a youth was found dead in the driver's seat of a car parked on a highway at Kuntikana in the city on Tuesday.

The deceased has been identified as Kalandar (25), son of Aliabba and a resident of Panjimogaru.

It is suspected that Kalandar might have suffered a heart attack while driving his car and breathed his lost after parking it on the roadside.

The observers, who initially thought that the driver was taking rest after parking the car or waiting for someone, later grew suspicious and approached the vehicle.

When the realised that the driver was in an unconscious state, they immediately informed the jurisdictional police, who contacted the family members of the man.

Kalandar was then shifted to Government Wenlock Hospital, where he was declared brought dead. It is suspected that he might have breathed his last inside the car.

It is learnt that Khalandar, who reportedly had been suffering from heart ailments since his childhood, had recently purchased the car.

He was running a catering business. He is survived by his parents, three brothers and a sister. A case has been registered at Kadri police station.