MUMBAI: A 51-year-old
PMC Bank depositor from Tarapore Gardens, Oshiwara, died shortly after attending a protest rally on Monday afternoon.
Sanjay Gulati
's family has Rs 90 lakh held up in the Oshiwara branch. He is survived by wife and two young children. Society secretary Yatindra Pal said," Sanjay and his father C L Gulati worked at Jet Airways. First Sanjay lost his job, now his savings. He had no history of serious ailments. He only had a thyroid problem. On Monday, he attended a protest rally by depositors, where he saw many agitated and crying. Sanjay returned around 3.30pm and slept. Around 4.45pm, he asked his wife to serve food. As he was eating, he slumped and died. We are all shocked."
His wife has "turned to stone" since his death. "She was alone at home, so she rang me, and we rushed him to Kokilaben Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival," said Pal. "I called up the police and called for a doctor to prepare the death certificate. Sanjay's parents took the 10pm flight from Bengaluru and will perform the last rites. His sister is flying from Delhi."
It was the first bank in Oshiwara in the 1980s.