Overview

• Fortis Hospital in Mohali said he was declared dead at 10:55 a.m. despite continuous monitoring by critical care and neurosurgery teams.
• He had remained on ventilator and advanced life support since his September 27 admission in an extremely critical condition.
• Local police reports indicate his motorcycle collided with stray cattle, and he suffered a cardiac arrest at a civil hospital before being transferred to Fortis.
• An autopsy was reported, with plans to move the body to his native Pona village in Ludhiana district for cremation on Thursday.
• Tributes poured in from Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and artists including Neeru Bajwa and Parmish Verma, honoring a career marked by songs like Kali Jawande Di and Mera Dil.