On Monday, a 56-year-old Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) worker died of a heart attack while he was on poll duty in Dharavi area. According to the Asian Age, the BMC worker was identified as Vijay Ramchandra Sable and a resident of Dharavi Crossroad. It’s the first death of a worker reported in the Mumbai city district this election. The police have said that Sable left for his electing duty on Monday morning and while performing his duty he collapsed on road due to cardiac arrest.
Suresh Patil, senior police inspector, Dharavi police station told the Asian Age, “He was appointed as Booth Level Officer (BLO) in Dharavi area for Lok Sabha election polls. He was employed in G- north ward of BMC. His duty was at BMC high school at Dharavi. He went to cast his vote and was resuming to his polling booth. While walking he suddenly collapsed on the road after which the onlookers and on-duty police personnel rushed him to the civic-run Sion hospital, where he was declared as brought dead.” The Dharavi police have registered Accidental Death Report (ADR), while the doctors at Sion hospital stated that he had a cardiac arrest and due to which he collapsed on road.
