Praveen Kumar, 43, died at a private hospital on May 17 night, the spokesperson of the Municipal Corporation said. Kumar was the head of the team formed by the Municipal Corporation to cremate the bodies of coronavirus patients. He was admitted to a private hospital, where his oxygen level kept dipping due to which he died,” the spokesperson said. Kumar was also the president of Municipal Corporation Safai Karamchari Union in Hisar. His last rites were performed at a cremation ground in Rishi Nagar in Hisar on May 18 as per the COVID guidelines.

Source: The Hindu May 18, 2021 11:15 UTC