Media reports say that renowned poet Rahat Indori succumbed to COVID-19 on Tuesday. The legend tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to Aurobindo hospital, Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday.
"He was shifted to Aurobindo from a private hospital and his condition was critical. He breathed his last between 4.15 pm to 4.30 pm," said COO of Shri Aurobindo Hospital Rajeev Singh.
"He suffered a cardiac arrest at 1 pm. We did give him CPR. He revived but his BP could not be balanced," said Dr Mahak Bhandari, Aurobindo Hospital Indore.
Indori was a well-known figure as far as Urdu poetry was concerned and had also penned lyrics for several Bollywood songs in movies 'Munna Bhai M.B.B.S', 'Murder', and others.
We pay our respects to the legendary poet.