Veteran Odia actor Bijay Mohanty dies at 70 in Bhubaneswar

Veteran Odia actor Bijay Mohanty died at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar on Monday (July 20) night following a prolonged illness, family sources said. He was 70.

Mohanty was admitted to hospital in the evening after his condition deteriorated, they said. He was suffering from a heart ailment and underwent treatment at Hyderabad, from where he was brought to Bhubaneswar in a special ambulance last month.

He is survived by his wife Tandra Ray, an actor in the Odia film industry, and daughter Jasmine.

A host of dignitaries including Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union Petroleum and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan mourned Mohanty's death.