New Delhi, March 13 -- As several parts of the country reported a shortage of commercial LPG supply following the Middle East conflict, a tragic incident emerged from Punjab's Barnala district, where a 66-year-old man, identified as Bhushan Kumar Mittal, allegedly died of a heart attack while standing in a queue at an LPG agency, according to The Indian Express.

He went to an LPG distribution agency in the Shehna block of Barnala district early in the morning to obtain a gas cylinder. The report cited sources saying he had been standing in the queue since about 8 am and received token number 25. After waiting for nearly two hours, he reportedly became exhausted and sat down on a gas cylinder. Around 10 am, he suddenly collapsed.

He was ...