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Mumbai builder who fed the poor during lockdown dies of COVID-19
Updated On: 14 July, 2020 08:30 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Dinesh Shah, owner of Swastik builders, used to help the poor and the needy by providing them with food during the lockdown period

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A 65-year-old builder from Ghatkopar succumbed to Coronavirus at Somaiya Hospital on Saturday. The deceased identified as Dinesh Shah is suspected to have contracted the deadly virus while distributing meals during the lockdown.
Shah, owner of Swastik builders, used to help the poor and the needy by providing them with food during the lockdown period. The builder is survived by his wife, son, daughter-in-law, and grandson. As per a report in Times of India, Shah's friends said that he fed around 6 lakh people on behalf of the Lions club.
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