58-year-old Patna family court judge dies of Covid-19

This is the first death in the judiciary across Bihar from the coronavirus disease.

Patna family court principal judge Harishchandra Srivastava succumbed while being treated for Covid-19 at AIIMS-Patna in Patna, an official said.

Healthworkers from Lifecare during the Rapid Covid-19 test of the BMC workers at Asha Hall, Govandi in Mumbai on Thursday. (Pratik Chorge/HT File Photo)

He was 58 years old.

This is the first death in the judiciary across the state from the virus.

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Srivastava was hospitalised on Wednesday, Bihar Judicial Services Association Secretary Ajit Kumar Singh told ANI stating that “it is a big loss and painful for us”.