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Coronavirus lockdown: Delivery boy walks 200 km from Delhi to MP, dies in Agra

A 39-year-old man, who had walked almost 200 kilometres from Delhi to reach his home in Morena in Madhya Pradesh, collapsed and died in Agra on Saturday.

Edited by: IANS Agra Published : Mar 29, 2020 10:35 IST, Updated : Mar 29, 2020 10:36 IST
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Coronavirus lockdown: Delivery boy who walked 200 km from Delhi to MP, dies in Agra

A 39-year-old man, who had walked almost 200 kilometres from Delhi to reach his home in Morena in Madhya Pradesh, collapsed and died in Agra on Saturday. The man, identified as Ranveer Singh, worked as a home delivery boy for a private restaurant in the national capital.

According to police, the victim collapsed near Kailash turning of the national highway-2, after which a local hardware store owner Sanjay Gupta rushed to the victim.

Sikandra station house officer (SHO) Arvind Kumar, said, 'Gupta made the victim lie on a carpet and offered tea and biscuit. The victim complained about chest pain and also called his brother-in-law Arvind Singh over the phone to share his health condition. At around 6.30 p.m, the victim passed away and local police were informed."

Ranveer had left for his native village on Friday morning on foot. It is likely that exhaustion of 200-km walk might have caused chest pain.

The SHO said, "On the entire NH-2 stretch, UP policemen are present with food packets and water for such persons but Ranveer's death is unfortunate."

After the death, policemen took the victim's body for post-mortem. The autopsy report is yet to be released.

According to information available, Ranveer was working in Delhi's Tughlakabad for the past three-years. He is survived by three children including two daughters. He belongs to a family of farmers and was the main breadwinner for his family.

His family has been brought to Agra to take the body back to their village for the last rites.

Also Read: Coronavirus in India: COVID-19 cases inches 1000-mark, 19 deaths so far; check state-wise count

 

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