Elderly Man Dies After Two-Hour Wait for LPG Cylinder
Bhushan Kumar Mittal, a 75-year-old man in Farrukhabad's Uttar Pradesh district (note discrepancy between sources), collapsed while standing in an extended queue to purchase cooking gas. Witnesses attempted CPR at the scene but could not revive him before he was declared dead following his sudden collapse during what authorities allege as heart-related cardiac arrest incidents linked to broader LPG supply disruptions across India, including Punjab and UP regions where long lines have formed due to commercial shortages exacerbated by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
Key Points
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1A 75-year-old man from Farrukhabad and another elderly male died after collapsing while waiting for an LPG cylinder queue.
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2Both incidents occurred due to suspected heart attacks or cardiac arrest, with witnesses attempting CPR before declaring the victims dead.
Developments
Perspectives
A tragic incident occurred where an elderly man died while waiting for essential cooking fuel, highlighting the growing hardship caused by ongoing supply shortages.
— [Mar 13, 09:57] Elderly Man Collapses and Dies While Standing in LPG Queue In Punjab's Barnala (Prod-qt-images.s3.amazonaws.com)A man died of a suspected heart attack after waiting two hours for an LPG cylinder booking at the Shehna block gas agency, reflecting growing consumer anxiety over potential supply disruptions.
— [Mar 12] 'Waited For Two Hours Then Collapsed': Man Dies While Waiting In Line To Get Cooking Gas Cylinder (Timesnownews)As several parts of India reported a shortage in commercial LPG supplies following the Middle East conflict, an elderly man died while standing at his local gas agency.
— [Mar 12] Elderly Man Collapses and Dies While Standing In Queue For An Lpg Cylinder Amid Supply Shortage (Livemint)Witnesses present on site attempted to revive a collapsed individual using CPR, but the man was declared dead after waiting in line for an LPG cylinder.
— [Mar 12] Man dies of cardiac arrest while standing at gas agency queue outside Sehna village Barnala district (Publish.tribuneindia.com)A 75-year-old man named Mukhtar Ansari died after collapsing while waiting for a booked LPG cylinder at an agency in Farrukhabad's Kotwali area, despite witnesses attempting CPR on the spot. This incident occurred alongside reports of similar deaths due to heart attacks caused by gas shortages and long queues across India; however, authorities claim supply situations are improving even as residents face repeated distribution delays after booking cylinders.
A 66-year-old man died of a heart attack while waiting nearly two hours at an LPG booking agency in Barnala district, Punjab on March 13 amid fears over gas supply disruptions linked to regional conflicts. Following his death and the ongoing shortage affecting commercial supplies but not domestic cylinders locally, Congress leader Sukhwinder Singh Dhaliwal demanded financial compensation from both federal authorities for forcing a daily laborer into such dangerous conditions.
A 66-year-old man named Bhushan Kumar Mittal died from a suspected heart attack while waiting in line to collect an LPG cylinder at Shahehna village gas agency due to supply disruptions linked to the Iran–Israel conflict witnesses reported his token number was 25.
A 66-year-old man died from cardiac arrest after standing for nearly two hours at an LPG agency queue during reported commercial supply shortages linked to the Middle East conflict. His son confirmed a post-mortem is underway while Congress leader Sukhwinder Singh Dhaliwal blamed central authorities and urged financial aid, citing energy uncertainty as driving public anxiety over fuel availability in Punjab.