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A.K. Siraj, an 85-year-old nonmigratory of Chennai and a regular walker astatine the Theosophical Society successful Adyar for astir 4 decades, collapsed and died during his greeting locomotion connected Sunday (December 7, 2025).
Fellow walkers, shocked by his abrupt collapse, rushed to assistance him and alerted the police. Siraj, a nonmigratory of Beach Avenue successful MRC Nagar, was a acquainted fig connected the wooded field and was good acquainted with respective regulars, including Chief Minister M.K. Stalin.
According to eyewitnesses, Siraj developed terrible thorax symptom portion walking connected the serene campus. Before aesculapian assistance could arrive, helium passed away.
Businessman Anand Kashyap, the archetypal to announcement Siraj successful distress, said that the campus, usually crowded connected weekdays, was sparsely populated connected Sunday (December 7, 2025). “As I saw Mr. Siraj, I sensed thing was wrong. But earlier we could get immoderate help, including a backstage ambulance, his pulse had already stopped,” helium told The Hindu.
Hozefa Siraj Khorakiwala, the deceased’s son, said his begetter was a retired robust and alloy businessman who had been walking astatine the Society for 40 years. “He had a mild bosom onslaught 3 years agone but refused surgery,” helium said.
The Shastri Nagar constabulary person registered a case.
