SRINAGAR: On Thursday, Jammu and Kashmir lost another doctor to Covid19.
Identified as Dr Inderjyot, he was a senior physician working with the Hospitality and Protocol Department. He was currently posted at Kashmir House at Chandigarh as Liaison Officer. He was around 52.
Dr Inderjyot was my physician when I was Chief Minister. Subsequently he was posted to Chandigarh as a liaison officer where he helped scores of people who were visiting PGI for treatment. Today Dr Inderjyot lost the battle against COVID. May God bless his soul with eternal rest. pic.twitter.com/49ko8P2vi9
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) May 20, 2021
Reports said that his family had contracted Covid19. While his wife fully recovered from the viral disease, he fell to the infection on Thursday.
Omar Abdullah broke the news on his Twitter handle.
My condolences on passing away of Dr Inderjyot. He was incharge of CM's medical team while I was Chief Minister of J&K. Cruel hands of pandemic Covid took away another noble life.May almighty give strength to his family in this hour of grief. May his departed soul rest in peace pic.twitter.com/XQQw9CbWDf
— Ghulam Nabi Azad (@ghulamnazad) May 21, 2021
“Dr Inderjyot was my physician when I was Chief Minister,” Omar wrote. “Subsequently he was posted to Chandigarh as a liaison officer where he helped scores of people who were visiting PGI for treatment. Today Dr Inderjyot lost the battle against COVID. May God bless his soul with eternal rest.”
Son of Dr Jagdesh Singh, Dr Inderjyot was living at Rawlpora in Srinagar. His wife is also a medico.
