CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday ordered immediate release of Rs 50 lakh compensation to the family of a bus driver, who had died of a heart attack on his way to bring back devotees from Hazur Sahib in Maharashtra in 2020.
In April 2020, the Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) had sent a fleet of 32 buses to bring back pilgrims stranded at Hazur Sahib because of the lockdown imposed in wake of Covid. A frontline corona warrior, Manjit Singh (38) was one of the drivers and died of a heart attack on the way near Indore. He hailed from Badbar village of Barnala district.
