Legendary Sprinter Milkha Singh Wife Nirmal Dies Due To COVID-19 Complications
Nirmal Kaur, the wife of sprint great Milkha Singh and former captain of the Indian women’s volleyball team, died in a Mohali hospital from complications associated to a COVID-19 infection she got last month.
She was 85 years old, and she was survived by her husband, one son, and three daughters.
“We are terribly heartbroken to tell you that Mrs Nirmal Milkha Singh passed away recently after a gallant struggle against COVID,” stated a statement from the Milkha family’s spokeswoman.
“She was 85 years old and a pillar of the Milkha family. It is terrible that Flying Sikh Milkha Singh ji was unable to attend the funeral, which was held, as he’s still in the ICU (of PGIMER in Chandigarh).”