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A 40-year-old man died of a sudden cardiac arrest minutes after sending his manager a routine sick leave message. According to his manager KV Iyyer, who made a post on X about the incident, Shankar, the man who passed, had been with the company for six years and was known to be “healthy and fit.” He was married, had a young child, and lived a disciplined lifestyle, avoiding both smoking and alcohol, the post read.
At 8.37 am, Shankar dropped a text ro Iyyer, “Sir, due to heavy back pain, I am unable to come today. So please grant me leave.” Treating it as a regular request, Iyyer replied, “Ok, take rest.” Barely ten minutes later, at 8.47 am, Shankar reportedly collapsed at home due to a cardiac arrest.
Recounting the incident on X, Iyyer wrote “One of my colleagues, Shankar, texted me this morning at 8.37 am with a message, ‘Sir, due to heavy back pain, I am unable to come today. So please grant me leave.’ Such a leave request, being usual, I replied ‘OK, take rest’. And the day continued normally. At 11 am, I received a call that shook me like never before. The person calling me said that Shankar has passed away. I didn’t believe it in the first instance. I called another colleague to reconfirm and to get his residence address. Got the address and rushed to his house. He was NO MORE.”
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The post quickly gained traction, igniting a conversation on growing rate of cardiac arrests in India. “Shocking indeed and also very tragic considering his age and family. May his aatma attain sadgati. Om shanti,” a user wrote. “Extremely tragic. Also, nice of you to visit him personally. May his soul rest in peace,” another user commented.
“Sir, in cases of ‘cardiac arrest’, no medical aid can help. It’s just like a sudden electricity shutdown. Very tragic,” a third user reacted.
