Man dies on flight; heart failure suspected

New Delhi: A 33-year-old Gurgaon-based businessman died onboard an Indian (Airlines) flight bound for Singapore this morning.
An airlines spokesperson here said that he died of heart attack. He was found unconscious in the aircraft toilet just before landing at Singapore.
The passenger, Madhur Kharbanda, had boarded the Singapore-bound flight (IC-859) early this morning from Delhi. Kharbanda was the Managing Director of a Gurgaon-based IT firm, Icon Power Solutions. He was accompanied on the trip by a director from his firm, Madhusoodanan. The plane took off from Delhi just around midnight.
Kharbanda is survived by his wife Shivani and a year-old son, whose first birthday was celebrated at Kharbanda’s Gurgaon residence just four days back.
When contacted, an Indian official said, “It appears to be a case of cardiac arrest. His body will be brought back soon and handed over to his family.”
18/06/07 Delhi Newsline

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