as ht ra , ▁where ▁the ▁case ▁was ▁being ▁lit ig ated . ▁When ▁Shah ▁failed ▁to ▁attend ▁a ▁hearing ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁October , ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁city , ▁Lo ya ▁ordered ▁Shah ' s ▁law y ers ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁present ▁at ▁hear ings ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁state , ▁and ▁set ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁hearing ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁December , ▁when ▁the ▁ver dict ▁would ▁be ▁given . ▁ ▁Lo ya ▁travel led ▁to ▁Nag pur ▁to ▁attend ▁a ▁wed ding ▁of ▁a ▁colle ague ' s ▁daughter ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁He ▁stayed ▁at ▁R avi ▁B hav an , ▁a ▁state ▁government ▁guest ▁house ▁in ▁Nag pur . ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁at ▁around ▁ 4 am ▁I ST , ▁he ▁developed ▁ch est ▁pain ▁and ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁two ▁hosp it als . ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁ 6 . 1 5 am ▁of ▁card iac ▁arrest . ▁His ▁body ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁L atur ▁by ▁a ▁family ▁friend . ▁Lo ya ' s ▁family ▁claimed ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁seen ▁blood ▁st ains ▁on ▁Lo ya ' s ▁sh irt ▁col lar . ▁Medical ▁exper ts ▁disag re ed ▁over ▁whether ▁this ▁was ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁post - mort em ▁exam ination . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Lo ya ' s ▁successor