Odisha-born retired doctor Bishnu Mohant Routray, who had settled in the UK and recently visited the State, died of Covid-19 at a private hospital here on Sunday. He was 74.
Routray was an ENT surgeon at NHS Scotland. He is survived by wife Rashmi Routray and children Rajiv and Sonal, who all are staying in Scotland. The family had migrated to the UK 40 years ago.
Dr Routray was cremated in the Satya Nagar crematorium here.Routray was a member of the Odisha Society of Scotland (OSS). He served as Gajapati Maharaja in Scotland and performed Chhera Panhara during the Rath Yatra at Edinburgh.