New Delhi: Renowned TV anchor Rohit Sardana died due to a heart attack on Friday morning. The noted journalist was suffering from COVID-19. Rohit Sardana, who was only 40 at the time of his death, hosted a number of prime-time shows on Aaj Tak not long before catching the virus. He left Zee News to join Aaj Tak in 2017.

Rohit Sardana’s former colleague and friend who he worked closely with, Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary, shared the news of his untimely demise on Twitter.

“A short while ago I got a call from Jitendra Sharma. My hands started shaking after hearing what he told me. He gave me the news of our friend and colleague Rohit Sardana’s death. Could’ve never imagined that this virus would take away someone so close to us. I was not ready for this. This is injustice by God.. Om Shanti, (sic)” Sudhir Chaudhary tweeted in Hindi.

Another noted journalist and Rohit Sardana’s colleague from Aaj Tak, Rajdeep Sardesai tweeted his condolences saying, “More terrible news friends. Well known Tv news anchor Rohit Sardana has passed away. Had a heart attack this morning. Deep condolences to his family. RIP”

Even while he suffering from coronavirus, Rohit Sardana sought help for COVID-19 patients on Twitter a day before he died. In his last tweet, the anchor asked his over 4 million followers to help find Remdesivir injections for a COVID patient.