KPS Gill, often credited with rooting out militancy in Punjab, died in a hospital in New Delhi on Friday.
He was 82.
Gill breathed his last at 2:55pm at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.
The former director general of police (DGP) of Punjab and Assam was admitted to the hospital on May 18 under the care of Dr DS Rana, head of the department of nephrology.
“He was suffering from end stage kidney failure and significant ischemic heart disease. Gill had been recovering from peritonitis but died of a sudden cardiac arrest caused by cardiac arrhythmia,” Dr Rana said.
He was 82.
Gill breathed his last at 2:55pm at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.
The former director general of police (DGP) of Punjab and Assam was admitted to the hospital on May 18 under the care of Dr DS Rana, head of the department of nephrology.
“He was suffering from end stage kidney failure and significant ischemic heart disease. Gill had been recovering from peritonitis but died of a sudden cardiac arrest caused by cardiac arrhythmia,” Dr Rana said.
