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Autopsy of dead train passenger conducted
Bhubaneswar: Post-mortem of Himadri Bhowmik, 57, the passenger who fell ill aboard the Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express and later died on Wednesday, was conducted at Capital Hospital on Thursday in the presence of his family members.
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His sister, Shelley Bhowmik, and brother-in-law arrived in Bhubaneswar from New Delhi early on Thursday morning. "On coming to know about my brother's death, we came to Bhubaneswar by flight," she said. Himadri was cremated in Bhubaneswar in the presence of his family members.
The deceased from Dhakuria in Kolkata, died after falling ill in the train around 1.30 pm on Wednesday after it left the Cuttack station. He was rushed to a private hospital and was declared brought dead. Himadri owned a company, Career Options, which is an academic consultancy firm that manages student admissions to various educational institutions. He was travelling to Bhubaneswar on the train for a business meeting.
Maitree Vihar police lodged an unnatural death case and sent the body for a post-mortem.
