(L.A.) Uttra Chetty, 52, Died in a Hotel/Motel
Case Number: 2003-06672
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 52-year-old male of “Pacific Islander” ethnicity that occurred in a hotel/motel.
The coroner’s office has identified the man as Uttra Chetty.
Manner of Death: Natural
Cause of Death: Probable Hemorrhagic Gastritis
RIP UTTRA CHETTY (December 15, 1950 – September 3, 2003)
The decedent’s name is Desi / South Asian, perhaps Sri Lankan.
The family is from Fiji.
Indo-Fijians are Fijian citizens of South Asian descent who trace their ancestry to various regions of India and the Indian subcontinent.1 They were first introduced to Fiji in the 1880s by indentured labourers from various parts of India to work in the cane plantations.