Patiala youth dies due to heart attack 2 days after landing in Canada

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A 25 year old Patiala resident has died allegedly due to heart attack in Canada.

A pall of gloom descended on the family of Harasis on December 29. He had landed in Canada on a student visa only two days before he died, The Tribune reported.

Harasis was a resident of Officer Colony in Patiala. He had completed BSc and had left for Canada on December 26 for further studies. However, the family was informed of his demise by doctors on December 29.

According to media reports, Harasis had gone to Service Canada office to get his SIN number. He got the attack while waiting in the line.

The family members of Hashish Singh have appealed to the state government to help bring his body back ass the family as they cannot bear the expense.

His relatives said he was happy to leave for Canada. “He spoke to his mother after landing in the country and showed her his lodging. He had gone to buy a mobile phone SIM where he fell down after suffering cardiac arrest. He was taken to a hospital. Later, doctors informed us about his death,” a relative said.

Tejinder Singh, his maternal grandfather, said, “Harasis’s father had died a few years ago. His mother Kawaljit Kaur is a schoolteacher and is the only breadwinner of the family. The boy did not get a job in India and decided to go abroad.”

His relatives said the family said they had taken a loan to send the boy abroad.

Family members have sought the help of the administration in bringing back his body.