Jaipur, May 15: Former Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat died on Saturday, two days after he was admitted to a hospital here complaining of uneasiness and breathing problems.
87-year-old Shekhawat breathed his last at 11.10 am at the Swai Man Singh Hospital, Dr Narpat Singh, Superintendent of the hospital, said.
Shekhawat’s condition deteriorated this morning and he was put on ventilator, another doctor at the hospital, Ashok Pangaria, told a news agency.
The former Vice President was admitted to the ICU of the SMS hospital on the night of May 13 and doctors had said he was suffering from lung and chest infection.
—-PTI