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Deaths due to lockdown in India. A thread:
1. A 39-year-old man, a home delivery boy for a private restaurant in Delhi & was the father of three, died in Agra after walking for about 200 kilometers: https://m.timesofindia.com/city/agra/food-delivery-boy-dies-after-walking-200-kms-to-agra-from-delhi/amp_articleshow/74864379.cms?__twitter_impression=true
2. Three workers and two children, heading home on foot crushed to death in Haryana: https://mobile.twitter.com/someshjha7/status/1244113604959277056
3. Seven migrants workers and 18-month old baby returning home after lockdown killed in a road accident in Hyderabad: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/india-lockdown-hyderabad-migrant-labourers-accident-6335807/?fbclid=IwAR3cSta5cPjibyt52giqm76vJRx9_Thuxjo39SmdBPkYnQmvbyYWTjEAN2M
4. 11-year-old Rahul Musahar died of hunger yesterday when Jawahar Tola in Bhojpur, Bihar https://mobile.twitter.com/kavita_krishnan/status/1243782511693410306
5. Four migrants, walking back to their village in Rajasthan, run over in Mumbai https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/four-migrants-run-over-by-a-truck-in-virar-6336120/
6. 62-year-old dies after walking home from hospital in Surat: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-coronavirus-lockdown-62-year-old-dies-after-walking-home-from-hospital-in-surat-6336202/
7. The 32-year-old man stepped out of his house to buy milk during the lockdown in Kolkata. The family says he was beaten up by the police. A local hospital declared him brought dead. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bengal-man-who-was-out-to-buy-milk-dies-after-being-beaten-up-by-police-1659842-2020-03-26
8. A 70-year-old woman with a medical emergency died after the road was blocked due to lockdown in Kerala: https://www.mathrubhumi.com/videos/news/news-in-videos/aged-woman-dies-at-kasargod-after-k-taka-police-blocked-ambulance-1.4652365
9. Abdbul Hamid, 60, died of a heart attack because Karnataka police did not allow his nephew to take him to the hospital. https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2020/mar/28/border-issues-heart-patient-dies-woman-gives-birth-in-ambulance-2122466.html
10. In Theni, Tamil Nadu, 4 people died in a forest fire after they were forced to use a forest path because of the lockdown. The regular road was closed. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/death-toll-rises-to-4-in-theni-forest-fire-tragedy/article31160605.ece
11. “My father was hit hard on the back with a lathi and soon after, he fell silent and died as he did not get any medical attention". https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/covid-19-probe-ordered-into-ambulance-driver-s-death-after-assault-by-policeman/story-45pj0d8MHMh4uudCnribWP.html
12. Two more critically ill patients die as Karnataka continues to block ambulances from Kasaragod at Mangaluru border as part of Lockdown: https://twitter.com/george_TNIE/status/1244659252897017857
13. Death on the roadside due to starvation: https://www.prajavani.net/district/bellary/hosapete-hunger-death-lockdown-coronavirus-716425.html
14. Migrants kill resident in Bihar village for informing officials about their arrival: https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/covid-19-migrants-kill-resident-in-bihar-village-for-informing-officials-about-their-arrival-1661626-2020-03-31
15. Instead of being taken to the hospital, a sick worker was left on the bus stand by the doctor because of the lockdown. He died at the bus stand in Datia: https://www.amarujala.com/madhya-pradesh/madhya-pradesh-datia-worker-did-not-get-treatment-in-lockdown-dies-in-home
16. A worker was walking home after the lockdown. He got sick, but did not get food or medical attention. He died in Jaipur:
https://beyondheadlines.in/2020/03/deaths-due-to-lockdown/ & https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/kanpur/kannauj-youth-dies-in-jaipur-while-returning-from-gujarat-in-lockdown
https://beyondheadlines.in/2020/03/deaths-due-to-lockdown/ & https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/kanpur/kannauj-youth-dies-in-jaipur-while-returning-from-gujarat-in-lockdown
17. Assam Constable Dies in Market, Family Claims Lynched. The alleged attackers were angry as he was trying to enforce the lockdown ordered by the government, wife claimed: https://www.news18.com/news/india/assam-constable-dies-in-market-family-claims-lynched-sp-differs-2555291.html
18. A farmer in Karnataka committed suicide because he couldn't transport his produce due to the lockdown: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2020/apr/01/supply-chain-breaks-farmers-in-distress-2124166.html
19. 22-year-old dalit daily wage worker kills self after being tortured by UP police: https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/uttar-pradesh-dalit-youth-kills-self-after-being-tortured-by-police-for-breaking-quarantine-rule
20. A daily wage laborer died of starvation in Hyderabad. He was unable to make a living in the lockdown, the police said: https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2020/apr/01/one-more-suspected-starvation-death-three-alcoholics-die-in-hyderabad-2124205.html
21. A 23-year-old daily wage laborer walked 500 kilometers on his way home to Namakkal in Tamil Nadu, collapsed and died in Secunderabad: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/coronavirus-covid-19-lockdown-tamil-nadu-mans-500-km-walk-amid-lockdown-becomes-his-last-2205155
22. Three migrants die due to cold because a tunnel was blocked and they had to take a perilous detour through the snow-clad mountain in Jammu and Kashmir. Two of them were teenagers. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/jammu-and-kashmir-tunnel-blocked-migrants-die-of-cold-on-mountain-route/
23. A daily wage labourer in Merut committed suicide due to a lack of food and employment during lockdown. His wife said that the family with five kids had not eaten in two days:
http://janwani.in/epaper_1_3_71_2020-3-28_a.html
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This takes the number of deaths to 43. We have not included many deaths due to road accidents and suicides caused by withdrawal symptoms, fear of infection or quarantine in this count. If they were included too, the number would be more than double.
24. A 72-year-old woman died of hunger in a village in Jharkhand. Her son called it a starvation death and blamed his joblessness during the lockdown for it: https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/coronavirus-pandemic-hunger-death-cry-in-ramgarh-finger-at-lockdown/cid/1761524
15 deaths & suicides due to alcohol withdrawal. We have not counted them in this thread, but still putting the no. out there. Many of these could be because of delirium tremens (+lack of medical attention or enough food):
25. A tribal youth was beaten up by police when he went out to collect ration. He died in Khargoan, MP: https://janjwar.com/post/police-beat-up-tribal-youth-who-went-to-ration-in-madhya-pradesh-died-in-hospital
26. A woman patient in MP could not be admitted to ICU on time because ICU in a medical college was locked. She died: https://khabar.ndtv.com/news/india/lockdown-icu-was-locked-critically-ill-woman-died-outside-the-gate-2206161
The count is now 46. This does not include 17 deaths caused by alcohol withdrawal, 15 deaths by road accidents, 6+ suicides due to fear of infection/isolation/lockdown.
27. A tea-stall owner, who was a TB patient, could not get the required medical treatment during the lockdown. He died in Aligarh, UP: https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/aligarh/aligarh-lockdown-news-poor-man-died-as-he-did-not-get-proper-treatment
28. An elderly woman and her husband in a village in Jharkhand depended on begging for survival. They could not get help due to the lockdown. They did not eat for three days. The woman died. https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/ranchi/story-sad-woman-dies-in-garhwa-husband-claims-hunger-killed-3131172.html
29. A migrant worker, who had already covered 450km on foot, died on his way home in Patna: https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/coronavirus-lockdown-migrant-dies-on-walk-home/cid/1761591
30. A woman, who was out to buy medicines, died in Chandigarh. Relatives claim that she was hit by the police: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/chandigarh-woman-out-to-buy-medicines-dies-relatives-attack-cops/articleshow/74941006.cms
31. A 29-year-old female daily wage laborer died in Karnataka due to starvation and the long walk to her village: https://vijaykarnataka.com/news/bellary/lockdown-in-karnataka-29-year-old-sindhanur-woman-dies-after-try-to-reach-home-by-walk-from-bengaluru/articleshow/75020447.cms
32. A 24-year-old auto driver committed suicide due financial distress in Karnataka. He hadn't been able to earn anything for over a fortnight amidst lockdown: https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2020/mar/22/covid-scare-hits-business-auto-driver-ends-life-2119994.html
33. A 40-year-old man died unattended in Kolkata. He was ill and needed medical attention. The family tried to admit him to three hospitals but later took him back home. He died locked in and without any help. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/salt-lake-citizens-die-unattended-at-home/articleshow/74939366.cms?utm_campaign=andapp&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=native_share_tray-
34. A 70-year-old man lived alone. Due to the lockdown, he had no one to check on him. He died in Kolkata: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/salt-lake-citizens-die-unattended-at-home/articleshow/74939366.cms?utm_campaign=andapp&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=native_share_tray-
35. A daily wage labourer in Orissa committed suicide due to financial distress. His wife said that they had no source of income after the lockdown and it was extremely difficult for their family of four (including two sons - 8y/o and 4y/o). https://www.orissapost.com/man-commits-suicide-owing-to-financial-crisis-amid-21-day-lockdown/
36. A daily wager labourer in his forties in Assam committed suicide because his family had run out of food in the lockdown: https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/north-east/coronavirus-lockdown-daily-wage-labourer-found-dead-in-goalpara/cid/1762385
37. A farmer committed suicide in Karanata as he was unable to sell his crop and incurred a huge loss due to the lockdown: https://www.latestly.com/agency-news/unable-to-sell-produce-due-to-lockdown-farmer-commits-suicide-in-karnataka-1671563.html
38. A 30-year-old trolley driver from Uttar Pradesh lost his source of income and committed suicide following a domestic quarrel over the loss of income. He left a suicide note blaming the lockdown for taking this step: https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/lockdown-leads-to-dramatic-increase-in-incidents-of-domestic-violence-in-up
39. 3 Bhopal gas victims, who were denied access to timely medical care because the hospital designated to their treatment for turned into the isolation ward. They struggled to find alternative places for treatment in the lockdown: https://www.thequint.com/coronavirus/bhopal-gas-tragedy-victims-die-bmhrc-covid-19-treatment-munni-bee
40. Old man dies in Madhya Pradesh due to the lack of food and medical care. His family, including 4 other families, were managing to get only one meal a day: https://www.patrika.com/gwalior-news/old-man-death-in-bhind-due-to-hunger-during-lockdown-from-corona-5980463/?fbclid=IwAR0bB2uNNC6p2YH4MDt0Y39kcJ1U8USpFKGeMb6j8pLK3jTlDRgBUqNgF5U
41. A 22-year-old new mother died in Hyderabad due to lack of medical care: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/covid-fear-claims-new-moms-life-as-10-hyderabad-hospitals-turn-her-away/articleshow/75089872.cms
42. A 3-year-old child died in Bihar due to lack of transport to reach the hospital he was referred to. https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-ambulance-not-found-to-take-innocent-child-to-pmch-in-jehanabad-bihar-sadar-hospital-child-death-amid-corona-lockdown-3142509.html
43. A 10-year-old son of a rickshaw puller died in West Bengal. The father claimed that his son died of starvation: https://bangla.asianetnews.com/coronavirus-westbengal/the-dm-of-purulia-has-denied-the-starvation-cause-in-10-year-old-boy-death-case-q8mp50
44. An 80-year-old man in Sivgangi, Tamil Nadu, used to depend on commuters for food. Since the lockdown with buses not plying he died of starvation: https://www.kalaignarseithigal.com/tamilnadu/2020/04/11/old-man-hunger-death-during-corona-lockdown
45. A farmer in UP committed suicide because he couldn't find labourers harvest his wheat crop due to the lockdown: https://www.news18.com/news/india/covid-19-farmer-commits-suicide-in-up-after-no-labourers-to-harvest-crop-2574619.html
46. A 40-year-old female liver patient in Delhi who was on the ventilator was made to leave because her bed was needed for coronavirus unit. She died. https://news.yahoo.com/pandemic-spells-death-sentence-indias-non-virus-patients-051543987.html?guccounter=1
47. An elderly person in Mysore used to live on the streets and depend on shops and hotels and begging for food. Without support, he died. https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/kannada/kannadavahini-epaper-vahikan/laak+doun+nindha+hasivu+taalalaarade+vruddha+saavu+antyakriye+neraverisidha+muslimaru-newsid-177616198?ss=wsp&s=pa
48. Migrant workers were beaten up over a fight for food by staff at a shelter home in Delhi. To save themselves, four of them jumped in the Yamuna. One of them drowned: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/fire-at-shelter-home-in-delhi-s-kashmiri-bagh-many-fire-engines-on-spot-2210133
49. Upset about not being able to go home, a 24-year-old migrant worker from Bihar committed suicide in Telangana: https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2020/apr/14/bihar-migrant-worker-commits-suicide-2129875.html
50. An 82-year-old man was asked to quarantine in a village in UP. He had to live alone and no one checked on him during the lockdown. He died: https://www.news18.com/news/india/82-year-old-quarantined-at-home-after-returning-from-gujarat-dies-lonely-death-in-ups-barabanki-2574563.html
51. A 50-year-old patient had to be carried in a two-wheeler when the hospital refused to provide an ambulance. He died outside of the hospital in MP: https://scroll.in/latest/959278/coronavirus-man-dies-outside-indore-hospital-family-alleges-hospital-refused-ambulance
52. A stranded migrant worker died by suicide in Haryana after hearing about extended lockdown: https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/hardoi/lobour-suicide-due-to-lockdown-hardoi-news-knp5550749113
53. A farmer in Gujarat died by suicide because of economic hardships intensified by the lockdown:
54. 65-year-old TB patient was unwell and the family couldn't find a vehicle to take him to the hospital. His son carried him on his shoulder and reached the hospital finally where the doctors declared him dead on arrival. https://hindi.oneindia.com/news/farrukhabad/man-died-on-his-son-shoulder-after-no-treatment-on-hospital/articlecontent-pf273028-555684.html
55. A woman who was waiting in the line for ration for two consecutive days died on the spot in UP: https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-52338267?at_custom4=8E01F2F2-817C-11EA-A80E-42A64744363C&at_campaign=64&at_custom2=twitter&at_custom1=%5Bpost+type%5D&at_medium=custom7&at_custom3=BBC+Hindi
56. A 22-year-old daily wage laborer in UP had gone out to buy food. The police thrashed him badly. The family, afraid of consequences, could not get him properly treated. He died: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/coronavirus-youth-dies-after-being-beaten-up-by-police-in-uttar-pradesh/article31375836.ece
57. A migrant labourer had walked almost 850 kilometeres. He collapsed in Varanasi. For two hours, no one including ambulance staff touched him fearing he was infected. He died. https://www.telegraphindia.com/amp/india/coronavirus-lockdown-migrant-falls-and-dies-on-pm-modis-turf/cid/1765839?__twitter_impression=true
56. A lawyer, who was turned away from 2 hospitals, died in Mumbai. "Can't there be any medical emergencies other than Covid-19 during the lockdown?", his distraught wife said. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/navi-mumbai-lawyer-dies-of-heart-attack-after-hospitals-refuse-admission/articleshow/75229108.cms
57. A 62-year-old woman died waiting in a bank queue for 500 Rs from Jan Dhan Yojana in Jharkhand: https://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jharkhand-woman-dies-waiting-in-a-bank-queue-to-withdraw-rs-500-from-jan-dhan-account-rural-areas-see-big-rush/story-AK17D75HOAYHXBNYu7jKoO_amp.html
58. A family from Rajasthan stuck in Assam was trying to reach home. They were cramped up in a truck with over 30 people. They did not reach home. Their nine-month infant died of suffocation during the journey. https://amp.scroll.in/latest/959709/covid-19-infant-stranded-along-with-over-30-others-in-assam-dies-while-trying-to-reach-rajasthan?_
59. A 6-year-old child had an injury & police stopped father from taking her to the hospital. When her condition worsened, father took to a hospital where only covid-19 patients were treated. By the time he reached the other hospital, she died in Dehradun: https://www.amarujala.com/dehradun/coronavirus-lockdown-uttarakhand-girl-death-in-dehradun-seal-area-bhagat-singh-colony
60. A 12-year-old girl died of exhaustion by walking. She had walked for over three days, covering over 100 km and dying barely 11 km short of her home in Chhatisgarh. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/12-yr-old-walks-100-km-dies-just-short-of-bijapur-home-6371779/
61. A farmer died in MP due to police beating: https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/apr/20/farmer-beaten-by-cops-amid-lockdown-dies-in-madhya-pradesh-six-officers-suspended-sp-transferred-2132889.html
62. A 23-year-old gardener died by suicide in Uttarakhand due to loss of job and inability to treat the ailing mother: https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/coronavirus-lockdown-claims-jobless-gardener/cid/1767245
63. A 35-year-old manager died by suicide in Bihar after losing the job and facing financial difficulties: https://livecities.in/trending/project-manager-lost-job-due-to-lockdown-suicide-done-in-tension-in-patna/
64. A 25-year-old migrant labourer from Bihar died by suicide in Tamil Nadu due to hunger, loss of work, and inability to go home: https://www.toptamilnews.com/bihari-worker-commits-suicide-chennai-due-hunger
65. Diabetic man dies of lack of food, medicine at Delhi quarantine centre: https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/covid-19-diabetic-man-dies-of-lack-of-food-medicine-at-delhi-quarantine-centre
66. An 18-year-old vegetable vendor died in UP after he was thrashed by the Police for violating lockdown: https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2020/04/23/des8-up-protest-policemen.html
67. A 28-year-old youth died in Andhra Pradesh after he was beaten up by the Police for coming out during lockdown: https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2020/apr/20/covid-19-lockdown-tension-in-andhra-pradeshs-sattenapalli-after-man-dies-of-police-beating-2132741.html
68. A dialysis patient died in UP after he was denied care from several hospitals:
69. A woman and her twin babies died in Kashimir because the doctors delayed treating her. She was from a covid "red zone" and doctors were hesitant to treat, the family said. https://thekashmirwalla.com/2020/04/pregnant-woman-from-red-zone-dies-after-delayed-treatment-family/
70. A two-year-old child died in Bihar because the family was not given an ambulance on time. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bihar-child-dies-on-way-to-patna-hospital-family-says-ambulance-not-provided-2218235
71. A 19-year-old died in Ahmedabad. He was suffering from TB and could not get timely care due to lockdown, the family said. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/ahmedabad-ailing-teen-cops-rescued-after-sos-video-passes-away-in-hospital-6376586/
72. A 30-year-old woman collapsed and died while standing in the queue to withdraw money from jan dhan account in Maharashtra: https://www.loksatta.com/maharashtra-news/suicide-of-two-youths-due-to-lack-of-employment-zws-70-2142682/
73. A 38-year-old migrant worker died due to exhaustion in Maharashtra while walking home. He had not had anything to eat for over 24 hours: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thane/migrant-dies-after-60km-walk-on-empty-stomach/articleshow/75385591.cms
74. A 51-year-old man died of hunger in Jharkhand. The government, like in many cases, denied starvation death: https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/adityapur/story-worker-died-in-chowka-family-said-died-of-hunger-3164644.html
75. A farmer in Maharashtra died by suicide as he could not sell his produce:
76. A 35-year-old labourer died by suicide in Maharashtra because he could not find work and make ends meet due to the lockdown: https://www.loksatta.com/maharashtra-news/suicide-of-two-youths-due-to-lack-of-employment-zws-70-2142682/
77. A 24-year-old worker died by suicide in Maharashtra because he was let off from work due to lockdown and was worried that he would not find a job again: https://www.loksatta.com/maharashtra-news/suicide-of-two-youths-due-to-lack-of-employment-zws-70-2142682/
78. 6 bhopal gas survivors, also COVID patients, died because they did not get timely care: https://ia601503.us.archive.org/26/items/NonVirusDeaths/letter_to_officials_on_7_gas_victim_COVIDdeathsApril23.pdf
79. A 26-year-old migrant worker died of exhaustion in Telangana after walking for over 100 kilometers: https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/migrant-worker-collapses-and-dies-after-walking-bengaluru-his-home-andhra-123710
80. A 28-year-old migrant worker died of exhaustion in UP on his way home on a cycle: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/migrant-worker-on-way-home-in-bihar-on-bicycle-dies-in-ups-shahjahanpur-6390068/
81. A migrant worker died of suicide in Maharashtra. He had travelled for 450 kms from Hyderabad to Wardha, got a lift in a truck, but the truck left without him. https://www.tv9marathi.com/maharashtra/migrant-worker-commits-suicide-after-tired-due-to-walking-450-km-from-hyderabad-214188.html
82. महाराष्ट्र से साइकिल लेकर उत्तर प्रदेश के लिए निकला मजदूर, 350 किलोमीटर चला और हो गई मौत: https://khabar.ndtv.com/news/mp-chhattisgarh/migrant-worker-dies-in-mp-after-350-km-bicycle-ride-to-home-from-maharashtra-coronavirus-lockdown-2221955
83. A tailor died by suicide in maharashtra because he was unable to make ends meet during the lockdown: https://maharashtratimes.com/crime-news/tailor-committed-suicide-due-to-financial-crisis-in-lockdown-in-nagpur/articleshow/75411808.cms
84. An elderly man died of hunger in Bhopal: https://www.patrika.com/bhopal-news/fact-check-dead-body-found-elder-death-hunger-in-lockdown-6050036/
85. An 80-year-old man died of hunger in Ayodhya, police claim otherwise. https://indiantime.in/crime-news/police-claims-sadhu-did-not-die-of-hunger-in-ayodhya/8689/
86. A 23-year-old worker died by suicide in UP after he was rendered jobless due to the lockdown. He was the only earning member of the family: https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/labourer-ends-life-days-after-meat-factory-shuts-down-temporarily-due-to-lockdown/1822460
87. A couple in Bihar died by suicide because of financial distress during the lockdown: https://www.deccanherald.com/national/lockdown-side-effects-unable-to-repay-loan-couple-commits-suicide-833438.html
88. A tea seller died by suicide in Bihar after his tea shop closed in the lockdown. He was the sole breadwinner of a family of 9: https://www.newsclick.in/COVID-19-lockdown-bihar-tea-seller-ends-life-family-alleges-financial-crunch
90. A 21-year-old migrant worker, traveling to home on a cycle, died by suicide after police harassment in Andhra Pradesh: https://newsd.in/andhra-pradesh-youth-ends-life-after-cops-seize-cycle-for-violating-lockdown/
91. A 22-year-old fisherman, stranded in a coast in Gujarat, died due to denial of essential services and medical care: https://www.indiaspend.com/covid-19-andhra-fishers-rescued-from-gujarat-the-human-face-of-a-sector-in-turmoil/
92. A 20-year-old and her new born baby died afetr she was made to go six different hospitals in Telangana: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/tshrc-seeks-reports-on-death-of-woman-her-new-born-baby/articleshow/75431954.cms
93. Cycling from Gujarat to UP, a 40-year-old migrant worker died of exhaustion en-route: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/coronavirus-lockdown-cycling-from-gujarat-to-up-home-migrant-dies-en-route-6395838/
94. A 40-year-old migrant labourer, traveling mostly by foot from Maharashtra to Jharkhand, died of dehydration in Chhatisgarh: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/migrant-worker-on-way-to-jharkhand-dies-in-chhattisgarhs-hospital-2224435
95. Three migrant workers on way to Uttar Pradesh died of fatigue and dehydration at Maharashtra-Madhya border: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/three-migrant-workers-on-way-to-up-die-on-maha-mp-border/article31547365.ece
96. Sixteen migrant workers got run over by a train in Aurangabad: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-52586898
97. A 38-year-old barber died by suicide in Tamil Nadu as he was not able to earn a living for his family during the lockdown: https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/barber-in-chennai-ends-life-family-says-he-was-distressed-over-lockdown/article31517126.ece
98. A 25-year-old worker at a garment shop died by suicide in Odisha after losing his job, and being unable to buy medicines for his ailing father: https://odishabytes.com/lockdown-fallout-odisha-youth-fails-to-buy-medicine-for-sick-father-commits-suicide/
99. A youth died by suicide in Odisha after facing job-loss during the lockdown: https://kalingatv.com/state/youth-commits-suicide-over-job-loss-due-to-lockdown-in-odishas-jajpur/
100. An eleven-year-old girl died of starvation and lack of treatment in Agra after his father lost his daily wage work: https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/news/agra-corona-lockdown-news-today-update-on-starvation-death-127278920.html
101. A school-bus driver died by suicide in Maharashtra. As schools closed due to the lockdown, he was out of a job and could not find any other employment. His family was starving and no help from the government or NGOs reached them: https://www.tv9marathi.com/maharashtra/school-bus-driver-from-latur-suicide-in-pune-due-to-lack-of-job-amid-lockdown-216313.html
102. A 44-year-old cloth merchant in Maharashtra died by suicide. In a note he left behind, he wrote that he was taking this step because of the lockdown and the losses in business that it brought: https://www.esakal.com/vidarbha-news/nagpur/fed-lockdown-and-young-businessman-commite-suicide-289889
103. A 32-year-old businessman died by suicide in Gujarat. His business was in a standstill because of the lockdown and he was facing financial distress: https://www.gujaratsamachar.com/news/gir-somnath/plumber-commits-suicide-as-business-collapses-due-to-lockdown
104. A 40-year-old migrant labourer died by suicide in Delhi. He was the sole breadwinner, and was depressed as he was unable to provide for them due to the lockdown: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-out-of-job-during-lockdown-labourer-commits-suicide-6399415/
105. A 25-year-old employee of an IT company in Kerala died by suicide after she lost her job due to lockdown: https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=298450
106. A 52-year-old labourer in a steel factory died by suicide in Maharashtra due to loss of employment and financial distress due to the lockdown: https://www.lokmat.com/nagpur/one-commits-suicide-due-lockdown-nagpur/
107. A 24-year-old marginal farmer died by suicide in Jharkhand. He had taken a loan, but the crop failed. He was not able to get any other job during the lockdown: https://www.bhaskar.com/local/jharkhand/news/gumla-jharkhand-corona-lockdown-death-update-24-year-old-youth-committed-suicide-by-hanging-127285154.html
108. A 13-year-old boy died in Delhi after he was hit by a cop. "They began hitting us with a stick. One hit was directed at another man, but it missed its mark and landed on the boy’s neck. He collapsed right away,” the eyewitness said: https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/delhi-cops-blamed-for-13-year-old-boy-s-death-in-rohini-police-refute-claim/story-qTpMgHzIaMzjSIr7GyjbCO.html
