Gurugram, February 26 A 56-year-old man who was staying at a hotel here with a female friend died under suspicious circumstances on Wednesday night, police said.
Police found empty prescription drug wrappers in the hotel room, raising suspicions that the man may have died due to a drug overdose. However, the post-mortem report attributed the death to a heart attack, an official said on Thursday.
The deceased's son was scheduled to get married on March 12, and the family is in shock over his death. The body has been handed over to the family, and an investigation is underway, he added.
According to police, the deceased, a resident of a village near Sohna in Haryana, worked as a driver for a logistics company and was staying at a hotel near the Gurugram bus stand with a female friend from his school.
The friend said the man suddenly experienced severe chest pain. She immediately called an ambulance and informed the police. He was rushed to a nearby private hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.
A police team also reached the hospital and later inspected the hotel room, the officer said.
"The post-mortem report confirmed that a heart attack was the cause of death. The body was handed over to the family on Thursday afternoon," he added.