Shatilal Meena, 45, a labourer has allegedly died of a scorching heat wave in Kheyawada village in Kota, Rajasthan on Saturday, and a case has been filed, reported the police.
Amarnath Kalbailia, the Station House Officer (SHO) of the Budhadeet police station, said that Meena fainted while working in the MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) muster roll in the Kheyawada village.
Meena was rushed to a hospital where the doctors declared him dead on the spot, added Kalbailia. He also said that the exact reason for his death will be ascertained after the post-mortem has taken place.
Although, Kalbalia added that prime facie, the labourer most likely died because of the heat wave conditions in the region and that the body has now been handed over to the family.
Kalbalia also said that a case has been registered under section 174 (investigation of unnatural deaths) of CrPc and the investigation is underway.
The Kota region of the state is presently experiencing extreme heat conditions with the maximum temperature settling at 43.5 degrees Celsius and minimum 29.4 degree Celsius on Friday, the hottest this season so far.
The district administration has amended the timings of MGNREGA muster roll from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. in view of rising temperature, said another official.
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