Jharkhand minister Jagarnath Mahto passes away in Chennai hospital

Jharkhand Education Minister Jagarnath Mahto, who had undergone a lung transplant, died at a hospital in Chennai on Thursday (April 6), an official said.

Mahto was airlifted to Chennai last month due to health complications following the transplant in November 2020, which he underwent after suffering from COVID-19, the official said.

“Mahto breathed his last today,” Dr Apar Jindal of MGM Healthcare told PTI.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren condoled the demise of Mahto.

(With agency inputs)