Great admirer of cricket and BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya died of a heart attack in Kolkata on Sunday. He was 75 years old.
According to reports, Dalmiya had complained of chest pain and breathing troubles at around 9 pm on Thursday night. He was rushed to BM Birla hospital and doctors monitored his progress. Hospital sources stated that he was monitored closely.
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An Angioplasty was performed on him and his condition remained stable for close to three days. However, he was declared dead on Sunday night.
On Sunday evening he suffered a massive cardiac arrest. “Dalmiya died of internal gastrointestinal bleeding and internal organ failure,” media reports said.