India News | Former Home Minister Buta Singh Passes Away

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Former Union home minister Buta Singh died at the AIIMS here on Saturday morning. He was 86.

New Delhi, Jan 2 (PTI) Former Union home minister Buta Singh died at the AIIMS here on Saturday morning. He was 86.

The senior Congress leader was in a coma since October last year when he was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after he suffered a brain hemorrhage.

His family said Singh died around 5.30 am.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi have condoled his demise.

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