Pune, July 10 -- A police constable from the Bharati Vidyapeeth Traffic Division of Pune City Police collapsed while on duty and later passed away due to a heart attack, a senior Pune City police official said.

According to the police, the incident occurred on Tuesday evening.

According to a statement released by the Pune Police Commissionerate, Constable Dhanaji Bharat Vanve (42), attached to the Pune Traffic Branch, collapsed suddenly at Katraj Market Chowk around 6.45 pm while performing his traffic duty. He was immediately rushed to a nearby private hospital, but was declared dead before treatment could begin.

Doctors cited a sudden and severe heart attack as the cause of death. Constable Vanve is survived by his parents, wife, dau...