Kolkata, Dec 23 (PTI) The condition of music maestro Ustad Rashid Khan, who is undergoing treatment in a city-based hospital for prostate cancer, is stated to be critical, an official said on Saturday.

Khan (55) has been put on ventilation, he added.

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"Initially, he was reciprocating well to treatment. But after a cerebral attack, his condition started to deteriorate. He is critical and has been put on ventilator. Our doctors are keeping a constant watch on him," the official added.

Khan, who belongs to the Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana, is the great-grandson of gharana-founder Inayat Hussain Khan. PTI SCH

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