Delhi bus conductor Ashok Kumar, who tragically lost his life in the car explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort on Monday (November 10) evening, happens to be sole breadwinner for his family of five and his mother.

A native of Amroha in Uttar Pradesh, his hometown now grieves the loss of one of its own.

Sole breadwinner

Ashok had been working as a conductor for the Delhi Transport Corporation, operating cluster buses along the Old Delhi route. Monday was a routine workday for him. Ashok was either on his way to work or heading somewhere on his bike when he inadvertently fell victim to this act of violence.

His cousin Pappu standing outside LNJP hospital, was reeling under the shock of hearing about Ashok's tragic death, said news reports.

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