New Delhi, Aug 18: Director General of Indian Coast Guard Rakesh Pal died on Sunday following a heart attack in Chennai, officials said. Pal had taken charge as the 25th Director General of the Indian Coast Guard on July 19 last year.

It is learnt that Pal was rushed to a hospital in Chennai. "The Coast Guard director general died following a heart attack in Chennai," an official said. Rakesh Pal Dies: Indian Coast Guard Chief Passes Away After Suffering Cardiac Arrest in Chennai.

Arrangements are being made to bring his mortal remains to Delhi.

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