Puran died from drowning – post-mortem

Vickramaditya Puran

Attorney-at-law Vickramaditya `Vic’ Puran who was discovered dead in his partially submerged vehicle early Tuesday morning died as a result of asphyxia due to drowning, a post-mortem examination conducted yesterday has revealed.

Police said in a press release that around 0645 hours Puran was found in his motor vehicle in a canal at Esau and Jacob, Mahaicony. Police officials said that from all indications, Puran, a prominent criminal lawyer, was the victim of an accident.

According to reports, Puran left his Kitty home around 5:20 pm on