A British broadcast engineer who was working on Indian Premier League cricket coverage has been found dead in his Mumbai hotel room.
Jan William Langford, was found unresponsive at the Trident Hotel on Monday, March 30.
The 76-year-old had been working with the Board of Control for Cricket in India and had checked into the hotel on March 24.
He reportedly returned to his room after a match between the Mumbai Indians and the Kolkata Raiders at the Wankhede Stadium on March 29.
However the next day when calls to his room went unanswered, hotel staff went to his room to check on him.
Alarmed staff members reportedly used a master key to enter and found him lying on the floor.
The hotel’s in-house doctor was called and pronounced Mr Langford dead at the scene.
Nilesh Bagul, senior police officer at Marine Drive Police Station, said: ‘The hotel receptionist tried to contact him and called his room but there was no response. They waited and later decided to check on him.
‘He was rushed to the city’s Bombay Hospital where doctors declared him dead.’
He said the British High Commission had been notified and his next of kin has been contacted.
While his cause of death has not been officially confirmed, police sources said they did not find anything suspicious in his post mortem and did not suspect foul play.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) said it would provide full assistance to his grieving family.
In a statement, the IPL said: ‘The IPL Governing Council and all stakeholders involved express their deepest condolences on the untimely demise of Mr Jan William Langford, a dedicated broadcast engineer, who was an integral part of our broadcast operations. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends back home.
‘The IPL is committed to providing all necessary support and assistance to Mr. Langford’s family during this incredibly difficult time.
‘The health, safety and overall security of every member involved in the smooth functioning of the IPL continues to remain of utmost importance.’
A spokesperson for the UK Foreign Office told The Sun: ‘We supported the family of a British national who has died in India and were in contact with the local authorities.’
