A former Hindi language teacher, Chandrupal Vipin Kanhye, 74 years old met a tragic end this Sunday, March 12 in Melville, Grand Gaube. The resident of Miss Jeanne, Goodlands also known as Guruji Kanhye who had gone for a fishing trip was found lifeless and half naked lying on the public beach. His body was later taken to the morgue of the Dr. A.G. Jeetoo Hospital, Port Louis for an autopsy. The autopsy was performed by Dr. Maxwell Monvoisin, Principal Police Medical Officer, who attributed his death to asphyxiation due to drowning.
It was around 10:00 am on Sunday, March 12, that a request was made to the Grand Gaube police station regarding a body on the public beach of Melville in Grand Gaube. Immediately, a team of police officers led by Inspector Juliette went to that location near the mandir Ganga Maa. The personnel of an ambulance of the Service d’Aide Médicale d’Urgence was requested on the spot. The doctor on board unfortunately had to declare Chandrupal Kanhye dead.
His body was taken to the morgue of Dr. Jeetoo Hospital for an autopsy. The autopsy was done at about 3 pm on Sunday, March 12 and attributed his death to asphyxiation due to drowning.
According to the information available, the victim had gone to Melville on a motorcycle for a fishing trip around 4:30 pm on Saturday, March 11. His motorcycle and personal effects were found on the beach in Melville.
At the Kanhye home in Miss Jeanne, Goodlands there was consternation. The night of Saturday, March 11 was very long for this family. No one slept a wink thinking that Chandrupal Kanhye had not returned. That day, he had left his house around 4:15 pm. His relatives thought that he had gone to buy some country. Usually, he goes for fifteen minutes. But his prolonged absence caused concern. Searches were made in the locality, but without result. His relatives retained all the hypotheses, except the worst. They imagined that the victim could have left his motorcycle in the locality to take a bus to go somewhere.
In the early morning hours of Sunday, March 12, several of his relatives were informed of his disappearance. Around 9 o’clock on the same day they went to the public beach of Gaube Gaube, but the missing person was nowhere to be found. It was a small crowd on the public beach of Melville where they went afterwards that attracted their attention. The victim’s motorcycle was found abandoned and his body discovered on the beach.
The funeral of Chandrupal Kanhye took place this Monday, March 13 at 11 am. He was buried at Belmont Cemetery in Goodlands.
