Coimbatore: Relatives of Dr Umashankar, chairman of Chennai Hospitals who was run over by a car on Saturday, initially refused to take the body home after postmortem on Sunday.
Former employees of the hospital and the relatives staged a demonstration at the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), where the postmortem was held, claiming that Umashankar was murdered over a business dispute.
But the Thudiyalur police ruled out foul play. “Preliminary inquiry revealed that Richard of Coonoor was behind the wheel of the car that mowed down Umashankar. He was on the way to a cinema hall with his family when the accident happened. He was using a navigation app to reach the place and had lost control over the vehicle. We questioned him but did not find any foul play,” inspector Balamurali Sundaram said.
No foul play in doctor’s death, say police
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Family members accept the body after refusing it initially
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Family members accept the body after refusing it initially The staff of Chennai Hospitals and the family members of Dr. Umashankar, who was killed in an accident at Kannappa Nagar on Saturday, thronged the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) on Sunday, alleging foul play in his death.
They initially refused to accept the body. The Thudiyalur police held talks with the family members following which they accepted the body after post-mortem.
The Thudiyalur police said their investigation done so far could not find any foul play in the death.
Speeding car claims doctor’s life in Coimbatore
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The doctor ran Chennai Hospitals on Sathyamangalam Road in Coimbatore
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The doctor ran Chennai Hospitals on Sathyamangalam Road in Coimbatore
A speeding car claimed the life of a doctor, D. Umashankar, at Kannappa Nagar in Coimbatore on Saturday. The police said the doctor, who belonged to Chetpet in Chennai, ran Chennai Hospitals on Sathyamangalam Road in Coimbatore.
According to the police, the accident took place around noon at Kannappa Nagar where he had come to leave his car at a service centre. Chennai Hospitals’ former manager Maruthavanan was waiting for the doctor in another car.