Rahat Indori, a renowned Urdu poet who had tested positive for coronavirus, passed away at an Indore hospital in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on August 11, 2020, after suffering two heart attacks, said doctors treating him.
“He suffered two heart attacks today and could not be saved. He was admitted to hospital on Sunday, after testing positive for Covid-19. He had 60% pneumonia,” Dr Vinod Bhandari of Sri Aurobindo Hospital was quoted as saying.
Indori’s Twitter bio describes him as “Indian Poet, Painter, Bollywood Lyricist”.
Before he checked himself into a hospital for treatment, the poet had tweeted about him being coronavirus positive, asking people to pray for his quick recovery. He further asked people to not call up either him or his home to know about his health. He had said they will be getting updates through Twitter.