Mangalore: Former ZP President Santhosh Kumar Bhandary Dead
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore
Mangalore, Dec 25: Former zilla panchayat president of Dakshina Kannada district Santhosh Kumar Bhandary passed away following a heart attack here on Saturday December 24.
He was in Siddakatte to attend a meeting regarding the Kambala that was held there on December 18. He suffered heart attack during the meeting and was immediately rushed to Father Muller Hospital in Mangalore.
He passed away later in the night at around 11.30 pm.
Sources said that he had complained of chest pain a few days back and had taken an appointment with a doctor in Mangalore for Monday December 26.
He was a Congress rebel who got elected as the zilla panchayat president in 2009 with the support of BJP. He had contested from Sangabettu ZP constituency.
Bhandary is survived by wife Nirpa and two daughters.