Union Minister of State Dr Sanjeev Baliyan’s cousin Rahul Baliyan (62) died of corona infection at AIIMS, Rishikesh, on Friday. Family members said in Lucknow that Rahul Baliyan was on ventilator since April 24 and breathed his last at 2:30 pm on Friday. Only four days ago, on May 18, Rahul’s younger brother Jitendra Baliyan, the newly-elected pradhan of Kutbi village, had succumbed to the viral infection. Family sources said that Rahul and Jitendra got infected with corona during the panchayat elections and both died at AIIMS, Rishikesh. Union minister Dr Sanjeev Baliyan was present in Rishikesh on Friday morning to inquire about the health of his ailing brother.