Odisha Vigilance Director Debasis Panigrahi loses Covid battle, CM condoles death
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Panigrahi, 56, tested positive for Covid-19 in the first week of June and was initially under home isolation. But his health worsened as he developed serious pneumonia and was also suffering from other co-morbidities.
Odisha Vigilance Director Debasis Panigrahi succumbed to Covid-19 while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kolkata. The 1991 batch IPS Officer breathed his last around 10.15 pm on Friday. Deeply saddened to know about the passing away of senior IPS officer Shri Debasis Panigrahi. He was an experienced, able police administrator and also a prolific writer. My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved family members and friends. #OmShanti Deeply saddened to learn about the demise of Senior IPS Officer and Vigilance Director Debasis Panigrahi. He held several important positions as an IPS officer and served Odisha with distinction. Offer my deepest condolences to his family in this hour of grief. ! pic.twitter.com/R7VJ3mFefn Panigrahi, 56, tested positive for Covid-19 in the first week of June and was initially under home isolation. But as his health deteriorated, he was admitted to Cuttack Aditya Ashwini Covid Hospital where he was put on ventilator support. Later, he was airlifted to Kolkata on June 8 as his condition took a turn for the worse. His treating doctors had recommended shifting him outside Odisha for advanced treatment using ECMO support because he had developed serious pneumonia and was also suffering from various other co-morbidities.
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