Chandigarh, Oct. 22 -- A 56-year-old businessman from Raipur, Chhattisgarh, died after being found unresponsive in his room at Hotel Taj in Sector 17 on Wednesday morning.

He was identified as Deepak Mittal, director of Sanjay Grain Products Private Limited and a contractor with the Punjab government, who had arrived in Chandigarh on Tuesday for a meeting with Markfed officials scheduled for Wednesday, officials familiar with the matter said. Police said he had recently secured a contract for packaging of flour and pulses and the supply of ration kits.

Police have ruled out foul play for now, stating that he was suffering from health complications. Some liquor bottles were also found at the spot.

A woman had also allegedly visited him ...