Guwahati, Sep 19: Arunachal Pradesh Advocate General Nilay Dutta died of a massive heart attack in Karnataka’’s Coorg on Sunday.
He was 68, and is survived by his wife, son and daughter.
“The renowned advocate had gone to Coorg on Wednesday to celebrate his 46th marriage anniversary. He suffered a massive heart attack around 2.30 AM on Sunday in the resort where his family was staying and he died before reaching the hospital,” a close friend of Dutta said.
His family said that he will be cremated in Bengaluru during the day as his body cannot be brought back to Assam, from where he hailed, for the next three days due to COVID-19 protocols in Karnataka.
On Friday and Saturday, Dutta had himself uploaded on Twitter several pictures of his anniversary celebrations with his family and close friends. He was among the most prominent and distinguished legal brains of Assam and the Northeast, and had argued several cases in the Supreme Court.
Dutta had studied in the St. Stephen’’s College in Delhi…