A 39-Year-Old Migrant Worker Died On His Way Back To Home During Coronavirus Lockdown

Ankita Chetana |Mar 29, 2020

After a walk of 200 km to reach Agra from Delhi, a migrant worker was exhausted and passed away. Read the details to know more!

On Saturday, a migrant worker died at the age of 39 after he walked from Delhi to Agra with a distance of 200 km. He worked at a private restaurant as a home deliveryman in the capital of India. As per some reports, he has three children at home in Agra and was on another journey of 85 km from Agra to Morena district in Madhya Pradesh.

His name is Ranveer Singh living in Badfra village in Monera district. He had to walk a long way to reach his home. According to a report by police, the migrant worker fell down near Kailash Mod on Highway 2. Earlier, a shopkeeper in that area made use of his help.

Arvind Kumar - the house officer of Sikandra station said: "He made the victim lie on a carpet and offered him tea and biscuit. The victim complained of chest pain and also spoke with his brother-in-law over the phone to share his health condition. Around 6.30 pm, the victim died and local police was informed. It's likely that exhaustion might have triggered chest pain. On the entire NH-2 stretch, UP policemen were present with food packets and water for such travellers, but Ranveer's death is an unfornate incident."

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Meanwhile, the circle officer of Hariparvat named Saurabh Dixit further added about how the migrant worker died:

"Autopsy report cited heart attack as cause of this death. We assume that exhaustion of the long walk might have triggered his existing heart condition."

On the other hand, Ranveer's brother Sonu Singh shared:

"Ranveer was working in Delhi's Tughlakabad for the last three years. He is survived by three children, including two daughters. We are poor farmers and don't know how his children would survive now. He had called us up before starting his arduous journey home early on Thursday and said there was no public transport available. Left with no source of earning, he wanted to head home."

The migrant worker died, leaving mournfulness for his family and the others in the time of coronavirus lockdown. The fight against this pandemic is still long, what we have to witness more?

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