CHENNAI: The police said that the 29-year-old man who died after a brawl at a funeral procession in Washermanpet last Wednesday had died of cardiac arrest and not due to the injuries he sustained.

The deceased, identified as Imran (29), a resident of MKB Nagar in Vyasarpadi, also worked as a percussion player in funerals and was categorised as "C" category rowdy. During a funeral of a relative at Moolakothalam burial ground, he argued and exchanged blows with a resident. Later, upon complaining of health complications, he was taken to a hospital, where he died. Based on post-mortem results, police said that he died of cardiac arrest.