A senior retired railway official, who had worked as Konkan Railway's chief public relations officer and general manager (administration) succumbed to the novel coronavirus in Western Railway's Jagjivan Ram Hospital at Mumbai Central on Sunday. The senior retired railway official was 62.

Siddheshwar Telugu, who worked with the Western Railway in 1994, joined the Konkan Railway in 2006 and had been handling various posts. Between 2014 and 2016, he handled the public relations department. He retired in October 2018. Telugu is survived by his wife and married children. His close friends said that he tested COVID-19 positive on July 5 and since then was admitted to the hospital.