Anuj told the chief justice that the family was certain that his father had died of a heart attack.A special CBI judge, Loya was hearing the Sohrabuddin encounter case at the time of his death. A report in a magazine last week insinuating foul play in Loya's death had triggered a controversy and raised demands for a probe into the circumstances surrounding his death. The report quoted members of Loya's family purportedly saying they were not convinced about the sequence of events.Anuj's statement will help douse the row. Rebutting the report, Justice Gavai, who was present in Nagpur on the day Loya died, told TOIon Tuesday that the latter had complained of chest pain and was taken to hospital. In fact, even (former Bombay HC) chief justice Mohit Shah was informed about the death.

Source: Times of India November 28, 2017 21:33 UTC