Telangana: Elderly man dies of sunstroke in Mancherial
Nallagunta Mallaiah was shifted to a hospital in Chennur town. Doctors declared him dead. They stated that the cause of death could be sunstroke
Mancherial: An elderly man died of sunstroke while he was visiting the Mandal Parishad Development Office to reenter his name on the food security card in Kotapalli mandal centre on Friday.
Nallagunta Mallaiah (60) from Supaka village collapsed when he was in the office to enter his name on the card, which was deleted due to some errors. He was shifted to a hospital in Chennur town. Doctors declared him dead. They stated that the cause of death could be sunstroke.
His family members said that Mallaiah was depressed after his name was omitted from the card a few months back. They stated that he was running from pillar to post seeking reentry of his name and to get the rice grains under the food security scheme. They urged the government to extend immediate relief to his dependents.
