Overview
- AIIMS Bhubaneswar said Sagar did not respond to aggressive treatment and was declared dead at 9:08 pm on November 17.
- Doctors identified multi-organ dysfunction syndrome as the cause of death following days in the medical ICU on advanced life support.
- Hospital reports cited bilateral pneumonia, acute-on-chronic liver failure, dilated cardiomyopathy with severe left ventricular dysfunction, refractory shock and anuric acute kidney injury.
- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi and other leaders posted condolences, calling his passing an irreparable loss for the state’s music and cinema.
- Reports differ on when he was admitted to AIIMS, with accounts citing either October 14 or November 14, and the hospital statement did not clarify the timeline.