On September 16, 2026, a shocking incident unfolded at India’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) near Bengaluru, where a long-serving Guyanese accountant was found unresponsive in a terminal transit hotel and later pronounced dead at a nearby medical facility. The deceased has been identified as Racquel Olivia Chandni Seecharran, a Guyanese national who spent two decades as a core team member at one of Guyana’s most prominent legal practices, Hughes, Fields and Stoby (HFS).
Nigel Hughes, a founding partner at HFS, shared his profound grief with local Guyanese outlet Demerara Waves Online News, describing the loss as deeply devastating for the entire firm. “She was not just an excellent team member — she was a high-ranking member of our HFS family,” Hughes said, confirming that Seecharran had traveled abroad specifically to receive specialized medical treatment. Her planned itinerary saw her arrive at KIA from London on a Virgin Atlantic flight at approximately 6:10 p.m. on September 15, with a connecting IndiGo flight scheduled to depart for Mangaluru at 2:35 p.m. the following day. She booked a stay at the airport’s Terminal 2 transit hotel to rest during her layover.
According to official details released by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), the agency responsible for security at KIA, hotel staff first attempted to contact Seecharran around 10:30 a.m. on September 16, as her scheduled check-out time approached. When repeated attempts to reach her via phone went unanswered, staff proceeded to her room in the day-use transit facility located in the arrival area of Terminal 2, where they found her unconscious.
KIA’s on-site medical team responded immediately to the emergency, administering first aid before transporting Seecharran by ambulance to a nearby private hospital. Clinical staff at the facility conducted a full examination including an ECG at 12:22 p.m., and found no detectable pulse. She was officially pronounced dead at 1:08 p.m. local time.
Local law enforcement authorities have launched a formal investigation into the incident. Investigators are currently completing required medico-legal procedures, including an autopsy, to determine the exact cause of Seecharran’s death. As of Wednesday afternoon, the circumstances surrounding her passing remain unconfirmed, with authorities yet to release any further details on potential foul play or underlying health causes.