Overview
- He fell ill around 2:15 pm during a development review at the Circuit House chaired by Animal Husbandry Minister Dharampal Singh, and was declared dead around 3 pm at Medicity Hospital on Pilibhit Road.
- Hospital staff reported no detectable pulse or blood pressure on arrival and conducted prolonged resuscitation efforts without success.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath issued public condolences, praising his service and expressing grief.
- The Faridpur legislator was in his second term and previously taught history at Rohilkhand University after earning a PhD.
- Accounts differ on his age, with some reports stating 65 and others noting he had just turned 60.