Veteran physician passes away

A pall of glooms descends in the entire Bajali area in Barpeta district when renowned physician Dr Umesh Chandra Das breathed his last on Wednesday.

Various parties, organizations and individuals arrived in his residence early in the morning and paid their last homage to the lifeless Das immediately they came to know the sad news.

Talking to Assam Times, a cross section of the people conveyed their deep sympathy to the bereaved family members and prayed to the God for eternal peace of the departed soul.

Das, the first MBBS degree holder in the huge area passed away at his own residence at the age of 92. Born in 1923 at Jalighata, Das is survived by his three sons and four daughters.