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Air India Pilot Dies in Delhi Hotel During Layover
A Mumbai-based Air India pilot was found unresponsive in his Delhi hotel room during a layover; police await post-mortem results to determine the cause.
A flight captain with Air India, Sunny Asaldekar, was discovered unconscious and unresponsive in his hotel room in Delhi on Friday, having succumbed despite immediate efforts to provide aid. The Mumbai-based pilot was on a layover in the capital when the incident occurred at Hotel The Grand in Vasant Kunj.
Concerns for Asaldekar's well-being arose when his brother, after repeated attempts to contact him went unanswered, alerted the hotel management. Following the alarm, hotel staff found the pilot in his room. He was subsequently rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Asaldekar had recently transferred to Air India a few months prior, having previously served with Air India Express. His move to the main airline had been a recent professional development.
Authorities have initiated an inquest into the incident. Police are now awaiting the results of a post-mortem examination, which is expected to provide clarity on the precise cause of the pilot's untimely death.
Reporting by the The Indian Morning Post Editorial Desk.
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