A 39-year-old man who set off on foot from Delhi to his hometown in Madhya Pradesh due to the countrywide lockdown collapsed and died afte...

A 39-year-old man who set off on foot from Delhi to his hometown in Madhya Pradesh due to the countrywide lockdown collapsed and died after walking around 200 km, The Times of India reported on Saturday. The man used to deliver orders for a restaurant in Delhi that shut down due to the spread of Covid-19.
Like thousands of other migrant workers who have been left jobless due to the 21-day lockdown and with no transportation available to reach home, Ranveer Singh had started walking to Morena in Madhya Pradesh, 300 km away, early on Thursday. He had two companions during the journey, according to Hindustan Times.
He reportedly began experiencing chest pain in Agra district and collapsed on the highway. The owner of a nearby shop saw and tried to help him. “The shop owner made him lie on a carpet and offered tea and biscuits,” local police station house officer Arvind Kumar told The Times of India. “He complained of chest pain and also called his brother-in-law to share his health condition. He died at around 6.30 pm [on Friday].”
The man’s autopsy showed he died of a heart attack triggered by exhaustion. “The autopsy revealed heart attack as the cause...