Former Goa MLA Dies After Auto Rickshaw Driver Slaps Him During Altercation

Former Goa MLA Lavoo Suryaji Mamledar passed away shortly after he was attacked by an auto-rickshaw driver following a minor dispute in the Belagavi district of Karnataka on Saturday afternoon, officials said.

According to a report by India Today, police said the incident occurred after the MLA booked a hotel in Srinivas Lodge in Khade Bazar where his car allegedly brushed against an auto-rickshaw while entering a narrow lane in the area. This prompted an altercation between the both.

After the confrontation escalated, the auto-rickshaw driver identified as Mujahid Sanadi, slapped the former Congress leader. Shortly afterward, while climbing the stairs to his lodge, Mamledar suddenly collapsed. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. His body was later sent for a postmortem to determine the exact cause of death.