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Chandigarh Congress leader Mukesh Bassi dies of heart attack
Congress leader and former Chandigarh MC councillor Mukesh Bassi had gone for a morning walk, where he suffered a heart attack on Monday
Congress leader and former Chandigarh councillor Mukesh Bassi died following a heart attack on Monday.
Bassi, who lived in Sector 28, had gone for a morning walk when he suffered the heart attack.
He was spotted unconscious by a passerby and was later taken to a hospital in Mohali, where he could not be revived.
A former president of Chandigarh Club, Bassi was in his 50s. His last rites will take place at the crematorium in Sector 25 on Tuesday.
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