Boss shares heartbreaking post after 40-year-old worker dies shortly after sending sick leave message

A 40-year-old employee died suddenly of cardiac arrest just ten minutes after applying for a day’s sick leave. The man, Shankar, had worked at his company for six years and was remembered by his manager, KV Iyyer, as “healthy and fit.

” He was married, a father to a young child, and lived a disciplined lifestyle, avoiding both smoking and alcohol.At 8:37 am, Shankar sent a routine message to Iyyer: “Sir, due to heavy back pain, I am unable to come today. So please grant me leave.”Iyyer responded, “Ok, take rest.” But at 8:47 am, Shankar collapsed at home from cardiac arrest.

Manager recounts the shock

Sharing the incident on X, Iyyer wrote: “One of my colleagues, Shankar, texted me this morning at 8.37 am with a message, ‘Sir, due to heavy back pain, I am unable to come today.

So please grant me leave.’ Such a leave request, being usual, I replied ‘OK, take rest’. And the day continued normally. At 11 am, I received a call that shook me like never before. The person calling me said that Shankar has passed away."

Iyyer couldn't believe the shocking news, having talked to Shankar just a few moments ago. To confirm he, "called another colleague to reconfirm and to get his residence address. Got the address and rushed to his house.

He was NO MORE."He further shared in his post that Shankar had suffered cardiac arrest. The unpredictability of the entire event shocked not just Iyyer but everyone who read about this.One user wrote, "Shocking indeed and also very tragic considering his age and family. May his aatma attain sadgati. Om shanti."

Another commented, "Tragic! Getting to hear such incidents frequently now. All in the 35-45 range & many disciplined life too. What are we missing here?"A third user pointed towards a serious and dangerous pattern. He pondered, "Nobody is paying attention to this but fact remains it’s a national issue post-Covid people dying having suffered from sudden cardiac arrest. A good number of such cases across the country and many of such deaths captured in CCTV. Hope, government and healthcare professionals will treat this as the most urgent issue to look for a remedy."