Bhubaneswar

Puri servitor Premananda passes away

PNS

The Jagannath Temple’s senior servitor Premananda Das Mohapatra passed away on Sunday, three days after recovering from Covid-19.Das Mohapatra had been undergoing treatment at the Hi-Tech Medical College Hospital in Bhubaneswar after testing positive for the virus and was discharged three days ago after recovery.

However, he complained of chest pain on Sunday morning, following which he was rushed to the Puri District Headquarters Hospital. He died of cardiac arrest at the hospital, reports said.