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Om Puri’s driver records police statement

Om Puri
Om Puri

The driver of the now deceased actor, Om Puri has recorded a statement with police about days preceding his death.

While it was reported Puri died of a suspected heart attack, initial postmortem findings suggest that Puri sustained a minor head injury. Hindustan Times reports that the driver, Ram Mishra was the one who found the actor dead when he reported for work at 07:00. He said that he had dropped Puri home late on Thursday night after a party.

Producer Khalid Kidwai, who was also with Puri hours before his death, told police he had consumed alcohol on Thursday night and wanted to meet his son, Ishaan.

In the statement published by Mumbai Mirror, Kidwai said, “Om Puri wanted to meet his son Ishan on Thursday evening. So we went to Trishul building where his ex-wife Nandita lives with Ishan but were unable to meet them as both Nandita and Ishan had gone for a party. Om Puri then had an argument over the phone with Nandita and asked them to come soon as he wanted to meet his son.”