BENGALURU: Newly elected Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (
BBMP)
deputy mayor Ramila Umashankar died in the wee hours on Friday due to
heart attack.
Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy said he was "deeply saddened to hear of the demise of Ramila Umashankar".
"She had actively participated with us at the Namma Metro flagging off event just yesterday," the CM said.
"She was a dedicated social worker and committed party worker. It's shocking to learn that she is no more with us. My heartfelt condolences to her family. May her soul rest in peace. Pray the Almighty gives courage and strength to the family to bear this loss," the chief minister said in a press statement.
Meanwhile, BBMP declared holiday at all BBMP offices spread across all eight zones, except essential services like hospitals and markets, for Friday. The civic body issued a circular in this regard.
The last rites of Ramila will take place near Kittanahalli village, off Magadi Road in Bengaluru North Taluk at 2.30pm, according to her family members.
"She was brought dead," says hospital
Following the sudden demise of Bengaluru’s deputy mayor Ramila Umashankar, the cause of death is yet to be known.
Though the family members said that she died due to heart attack, authorities at Chord Road Hospital near Basaveshwar Nagar where she was admitted at 12.50am on Friday early morning said that she was brought dead.
"We can't say that she died due to cardiac attack. She was brought dead. No death certificate issues as yet. Police have been informed about the case," Dr Vishwas Rao, director, Chord road hospital told TOI.
Ramila Umashankar
