<p>A 52-year-old Maharashtra government official was found dead Friday in his hotel room in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow, police said. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The official, identified as Vijay Pamoji Jadhav, was a scientist and in-charge of the State Resources Centre in Aurangabad. <br /><br />He was part of a delegation from Maharashtra which is in the city for a two-day literacy convention to be inaugurated by Vice President Dr Hamid Ansari Saturday.<br /><br />Prima facie, police said, the death appeared to have been caused by a heart attack. Jadhav was sharing room number 410 at Mera Mann Hotel with P.C. Udavant, who is a consultant. <br /><br />Udavant told police officials that they had dinner at the hotel the previous night before going to sleep. <br /><br />Early Friday, when Jadhav did not respond to the the repeated calls, the room-mate alerted the hotel management, which in turn informed police. <br /><br />The body has been sent for autopsy and the family of the official has been informed, police said.<br /></p>
<p>A 52-year-old Maharashtra government official was found dead Friday in his hotel room in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow, police said. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The official, identified as Vijay Pamoji Jadhav, was a scientist and in-charge of the State Resources Centre in Aurangabad. <br /><br />He was part of a delegation from Maharashtra which is in the city for a two-day literacy convention to be inaugurated by Vice President Dr Hamid Ansari Saturday.<br /><br />Prima facie, police said, the death appeared to have been caused by a heart attack. Jadhav was sharing room number 410 at Mera Mann Hotel with P.C. Udavant, who is a consultant. <br /><br />Udavant told police officials that they had dinner at the hotel the previous night before going to sleep. <br /><br />Early Friday, when Jadhav did not respond to the the repeated calls, the room-mate alerted the hotel management, which in turn informed police. <br /><br />The body has been sent for autopsy and the family of the official has been informed, police said.<br /></p>