Mohali: Freedom fighter Bhagat Singh’s nephew Abhay Singh Sandhu died of COVID-19, a press release from the state government said on Friday.
Abhay Singh Sandhu passed away due to post Covid complications at Fortis hospital in Mohali. Expressing condolences over the demise of Sandhu (63), Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said the social activist, passed away at Fortis hospital, "where he failed to recover from post-COVID-19 health-related complications".
Abhay Singh Sandhu was the son of Kulbir Singh, the younger brother of the revolutionary leader Bhagat Singh. He died at Fortis Hospital in Mohali, the press release said.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh expressed grief over Sandhu's demise.
"Saddened to know about the demise of Abhay Singh Sandhu Ji, nephew of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh Ji who passed away after a long illness. My heartfelt condolences to his family. We will bear the expenditure incurred on his treatment. May Waheguru grant him eternal peace," Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said in a tweet.
In a condolence message, Balbir Sidhu recalled the remarkable role of Abhay Sandhu as a social activist. "Sandhu relentlessly worked to spread the ideology of Shaheed Bhagat Singh at the world level," Sidhu said.
Abhay Singh Sandhu had also lent his support to the farmers' agitation against the Centre's new farm laws.