Auto driver dies of sunstroke

PALLURUTHI: A driver of a goods auto-rickshaw died of sunstroke here on Tuesday. He is identified as Nisar (42). He was sleeping inside the auto parked near his house. Local people informed the police after they could not wake up Nisar.

Policemen led by Palluruthi SI Rajan examined and found that Nisar was dead. They took the body to Ernakulam General Hospital for postmortem.

It was clarified in the postmortem report that Nisar died of sunstroke. His body was buried. He is survived by wife Sajitha, and two children Nisam and Nasrin.