Vashi police will exhume the body of a 38-year-old businessman from Nerul four months after he died in a road mishap. Sohail Munshi’s wife had said he died of a heart attack, but his sister has alleged foul play. The incident is reminiscent of the mysterious death of two siblings from Versova in 2012. Police had exhumed one of their bodies after doctors said a post-mortem was needed. The police later found out the mother’s negligence to inform her children about the pest control at home resulted in the deaths.

Police informed the magistrate court on Wednesday that they will exhume Sohail’s body. They will on Thursday approach the tehsildar for a date for exhumation, after which it will be sent for a forensic examination to ascertain the cause of death. The Nerul resident had died of a heart attack on May 12, according to his widow Nabiha and doctor. Nabihahad said that while driving on the Vashi Creek Bridge, Sohail suffered a heart attack and the car crossed over to the other lane and dashed into a container. With the help of an auto driver, Sohail was rushed to MGM hospital in Vashi. Their family doctor arrived there and told the doctors there that he had a history of heart ailment, and issued a death certificate. The family opposed the autopsy and the body was buried in Kopar Khairne.