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US businessman found dead in hotel room days after arriving in Hyderabad

By · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

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Mitchell Brian Lee had checked into the Marriott Executive Apartments in Gachibowli alongside his business partner shortly after their international arrival. Concerned personnel accessed the 12th-floor room when Lee could not be reached by phone for roughly twenty-four hours. Upon entering, staff found him unconscious on his bed before emergency medical professionals pronounced him dead. Gachibowli police subsequently filed a case under Section 194 of the BNS to facilitate the ongoing death probe.

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  • Emergency medical personnel declared the visiting American traveler dead directly at the…: Emergency medical personnel declared the visiting American traveler dead directly at the scene inside his Gachibowli hotel room.
  • Gachibowli police officially registered a case under Section 194 of the BNS following the…: Gachibowli police officially registered a case under Section 194 of the BNS following their inspection of the premises.
  • Authorities currently suspect a cardiac arrest, but the definitive cause of death awaits…: Authorities currently suspect a cardiac arrest, but the definitive cause of death awaits confirmation from an upcoming postmortem examination.

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HYDERABAD: An American national was found dead in his hotel room at Marriott Executive Apartments in SLN Terminus, Gachibowli, on Thursday evening.

The deceased, Mitchell Brian Lee (41), a resident of California, had arrived in Hyderabad on Nov 2 for business purposes along with his business partner David Wu.

The two were staying at the hotel. According to police, Lee had not responded to phone calls since the evening of Nov 4. When hotel staff opened his room 1218 on the 12th floor around 6.30 pm on Nov 5, they found him unconscious on the bed.

Emergency medical personnel were alerted, but he was declared dead at the scene. Gachibowli police reached the hotel, inspected the scene and registered a case under Section 194 of BNS.

The exact cause of death has not yet been confirmed and will be established after postmortem. However, officials suspect it could be a cardiac arrest. Further probe is on.

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