Patiala, march 2
A gardener working at Punjabi University, Patiala, died on Tuesday morning after he accidentally consumed acid, taking it for a medicine.
Officials at the Patiala Sadar police station said the family of the deceased, Gurpreet Singh (34), claimed he was depressed due to lack of funds as the university had failed to provide salary on time.
ASI said Gurpreet was the only bread earner in the family. After he consumed acid on Monday evening, he was admitted to the Vardhman Hospital in Urban Estate here. The ASI said, “His wife Bhupinder Kaur informed us that he worked as a gardener at Punjabi University. He consumed the acid accidentally taking it for a medicine. He died on Tuesday morning.” — TNS
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