Bengaluru, Nov 18 (PTI) Former Karnataka Chief Secretary B K Bhattacharya has passed away, family sources said on Saturday.

The 83-year-old retired IAS officer had complained of breathlessness about two days back and was admitted to Manipal Hospital on Friday morning. The same evening he died in the hospital.

Also Read | TMC Recruitment 2023: Apply Online for 27 Medical Officer and Other Posts of Tata Memorial Hospital at tmc.gov.in, Know Eligibility, Selection Process, and Other Details.

Bhattacharya is survived by his wife Teresa Bhattacharya and two children.

He was born on December 5, 1940 and had retired on December 30, 2000 as Chief Secretary to Government of Karnataka.

Also Read | Earthquake in Philippines: Six Dead, Two Missing After Quake of Magnitude 6.9 on Richter Scale Rocks Mindanao.

The members of the IAS Officers' Association have expressed deep grief over the death of Bhattacharya.

(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)