India, May 10 -- A 33-year-old woman working as a farm labourer in Pune district died after allegedly suffering heatstroke while harvesting onions in the afternoon heat in Amondi village of Ambegaon taluka on Friday, officials said on Saturday.

The deceased has been identified as Nakusha Balu Supe. She is suspected to be the first heatstroke-related death reported from Ambegaon this season.

According to officials, Supe had come to Amondi for agricultural labour during the ongoing onion harvest season. She was working in the field during the afternoon when temperatures were high. Around 2.30 pm, she suddenly complained of dizziness and collapsed, co-workers said.

She was first taken to a private hospital in Shinoli. As her condition wor...