Agra: A 60-year-old Costa Rican national, who had been living in Vrindavan for the past few years and was associated with ISKCON, was found dead inside his flat in an apartment, police said on Tuesday.
Police said they suspected that he died due to his prolonged illness, though the exact cause of death would be established through further procedures.
Police said he had reportedly been unwell for some time. Raman Reti outpost in-charge, sub-inspector Shubhanshu Yadav, said other foreign devotees living in the building told police that Enrique used to interact with them regularly but had not stepped out of his flat for the past four to five days. DSP Vrindavan Sandeep Singh said police had taken possession of the body and initiated legal proceedings after conducting the inquest.
The deceased was identified as Gerardo Enrique. When repeated knocks on the door elicited no response, they alerted the cops. A team from Vrindavan police station reached the place and broke open the door’s latch to enter the flat, where they found Enrique dead. The Costa Rican embassy will be contacted to inform his family and facilitate the necessary formalities, police added.
His body is suspected to have been lying inside the apartment for nearly four days before the incident came to light. Employees of the building noticed a foul smell emanating from his flat on Monday, according to police.