Bhopal: Senior journalist Shiv Anurag Pateria dies of post-COVID complications

Pateria had worked in a number of newspapers in Madhya Pradesh and was also associated with Lokmat daily for a long time as its Madhya Pradesh head.

Published: 13th May 2021 09:38 AM  |   Last Updated: 13th May 2021 09:38 AM   |  A+A-

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By PTI

BHOPAL: Senior journalist Shiv Anurag Pateria died of a heart attack here caused due to post-COVID complications, family sources said.

He was 62.

He is survived by his wife and two children.

Pateria had worked in a number of newspapers in Madhya Pradesh and was also associated with Lokmat daily for a long time as its Madhya Pradesh head.

He has penned more than 30 books in his career.

State Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh, senior BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia and other leaders expressed grief over his death.


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