Cold wave sweeps Rajasthan, claims one life

December 16, 2015 09:28

The severe cold wave sweeping across Rajasthan has claimed the life of 50-year-old beggar in Jaipur's Ramganj area, police said on Tuesday.

The unidentified man, who was found unconscious by passerby early this morning, was rushed to a government hospital in Subhash Chowk from Ghoda Nikas area of Ramganj where doctors declared him brought dead yesterday, they said.

The body has been kept in mortuary for identification, police said.

Jaipur experienced the coldest night of the season with 5.3 degrees Celsius, about 6 degrees less than normal. Churu recorded the lowest temperature of 2.4 degrees Celsius.

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