Elderly tourist dies of heat stroke in Agra

An elderly tourist from Fiji who came to India for his bypass surgery, died after suffering a heat stroke during a visit to the Taj Mahal.

Mohammad Fazal, who was in his mid-60s, had come to India for a bypass heart surgery at Apollo hospital in Delhi and was on a visit to the Taj Mahal yesterday with his wife and son.

Fazal collapsed due to heat within the premises of the monument and was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead.

The body has been sent for post mortem, police said.