Veteran Bengali actor Indrajit Deb dies of cardiac arrest

Indrajit Deb

Veteran Bengali actor Indrajit Deb died here on Saturday following a cardiac arrest, family members said.

He was 73. He had lost his wife a year back and the couple did not have children.

Deb was also suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and kidney ailment for a long time and died at his Gol Park residence in the southern part of the city, the family members said.

Deb had started his career in a popular TV serial- ''Tero Parbon'', and played an important role in ''Karuanamoyee Rani Rasmoni'' and web series- The Adventures of Gogol.

Actress Sudipta Chakraborty expressed grief over the demise of Deb, describing him as a childhood mentor.

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