KP Sharma, father of The Pioneer Bhopal Bureau Chief Girish Sharma and Resident Editor of Dainik Bhaskar, Bhopal Anil Sharma, passed away here on Friday.
Sharma was ill for quite some time and recuperating at a private hospital in the afternoon. He was retired as Superintendent of Police in lokayukta. The last rites of late Sharma were performed at Subhash Nagar crematorium in the presence of a number of journalists and eminent citizens.