Udupi: Newly-elected Shirva GP president Conrad Castelino dies cardiac arrest

Udupi: Newly-elected Shirva gram panchayat president Conrad Gregory Castelino died of cardiac arrest on Sunday February 28.

Gregory a former member of Congress, had contested independently and won the elections. Thereafter, he joined the BJP, and with the party’s support, he was made president.

He had earlier served as director of Zilla Sahakari Union Niyamitha, a union of all the co-operative societies of Udupi district.

A resident of Panjimar, Conrad belonged to Our Lady of Health Church, Shirva. He was an active member in several associations in and around Shirva, and was a member of the pastoral council of his church.