New Delhi, Feb 5 (PTI) Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel's secretary Ajay Rawal passed away at a city hospital on Monday, according to a statement.

He was 57.

Also Read | Delhi Shocker: 23-Year-Old Final Year MBBS Student Found Hanging in Hostel at Maulana Azad Medical College.

Rawal fell ill five days ago and passed away at the BLK hospital at 3 pm, it said.

His last rites will be held on Tuesday.

Also Read | Bihar Shocker: Man Loses Eye in Brutal Assault in Jamui After Row Erupts Over Child Picking Up Cauliflower From Agricultural Field.

His departure is an irreparable loss, Goel said.

Rawal was a senior DANICS cadre officer. He was working as secretary to the Delhi Assembly Speaker since July 2015, the statement said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)