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Thane Man Dies of Heart Attack at CJP Protest in Mumbai's Shivaji Park
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Moneycontrol•03-10-2026, 07:12
Thane Man Dies of Heart Attack at CJP Protest in Mumbai's Shivaji Park
- •Gopalakrishna Subbaiya Pillai, 75, from Thane, suffered a fatal heart attack while attending a Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protest at Shivaji Park, Mumbai.
- •Pillai complained of chest pain around 5 pm near Gate No. 6 and received immediate first aid from a doctor at the scene.
- •He was rushed to Sushrusha Hospital but doctors declared him dead, confirming the cause as a heart attack.
- •An Accidental Death Report (ADR) has been registered, and his body was released to the family without objection.
- •The protest, which drew thousands including prominent personalities like Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi, proceeded despite police denying permission.
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A 75-year-old Thane resident named Gopalakrishna Subbaiya Pillai suffered a fatal heart attack while attending the Cockroach Janata Party protest at Mumbai's Shivaji Park.
The protest attracted actors Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi, filmmakers Vishal Bhardwaj and Hansal Mehta, singer Vishal Dadlani, and Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson Tushar Gandhi.
Mumbai Police filed eight FIRs across various police stations naming more than 900 people as accused for holding protests without permission and violating law and order.
