Indian politician dies of heart attack during rally

Santokh Singh Chaudhary was marching along with his partymen when he suddenly collapsed

An Indian opposition party MP died after suffering a cardiac arrest during a rally in the western state of Punjab on Saturday.

The 76-year-old Congress MP from Jalandhar city was marching at the Bharat Jodo Yatra (march to unite India) spearheaded by party member Rahul Gandhi, when he suddenly collapsed.

He was rushed to a local hospital where he was declared brought dead.