42-yr-old dies on returning home after falling sick at Delhi border

Jalandhar: A 42-year-old, man, whose family owned three acres of land, died after he had returned from the farmers’ protest on the Delhi border to his home in Ucha Pind village. He fell sick on the night of January 11. According to the family, deceased Jaspreet Singh Kooner had issues of breathlessness for which he was on medication and after the protest started at Delhi border he remained there for most part of the time..

“He had gone there in the beginning and returned home only once. After a gap, he returned along with other farmers from our village for material for langar. Now, he returned around a week ago after he fell sick and on the night of January 11, he died when he was about to have water from our mother,” said Jaspreet’s elder brother Paramjit Singh.

“As our family had just three acres land, he went to US and after remaining there for eight to nine years, he came back five years ago and started doing small jobs. He could not do any heavy work due to health reasons. He suffered from breathlessness and was on regular medication,” he said.

The family said the deceased had gone to Delhi stating that he would return home only after the morcha would be successful. “However, he fell sick and his friends asked him to return. Here he was advised rest by the doctors. On the fateful night he asked for water and when my mother gave him he just collapsed on his bed,” Paramjit said.