THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2020 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU CRPF man’s death sparks Actor Irrfan Khan loses battle with cancer Patel takes oath MUMBAI, Apr 29: uum...," Bachchan tweeted. health. as Vigilance Comm row over guidelines Those who had worked with "Enjoy the trailer and be NEW DELHI, Apr 29: tee to the Board for Regulation Irrfan Khan, as much at and Supervision of Payment and NEW DELHI, Apr 29: and have also referred the case to the actor remembered the kind to each other and watch the Eminent banker Suresh N home in the philosophical "warm smile" and "magical tal- film. And yes, wait for me." Settlement Systems (BPSS) of the ADG (Medical)," the CRPF Hollywood' film "The Life of Patel today took oath as the the RBI, it said. The death of a 55-year-old chief told PTI. ent" of a man with a formidable The words linger on. Vigilance Commissioner in the CRPF personnel due to COVID- Pi" as in mainstream body of work, including In his last an interview earli- Patel, aged 62, was a member The office of Additional DG Bollywood's "Piku", died on anti-corruption watchdog CVC, of the advisory board for banking 19 and about 50 other troops of (Medical) functions under the "Maqbool", "The Namesake", er this year ahead of the release Wednesday after a two-year bat- officials said. and financial frauds of the Central his battalion being infected with Union home ministry and has oper- "Life of Pi", "Paan Singh of "Angrezi Medium", the actor Patel, who is in Ahmedabad, the disease have rung alarm bells tle with a rare form of cancer. Vigilance Commission. Patel ational control over the medical Tomar" and "Haasil". said the outpouring of love from was administered the oath of office resigned from the board after his in the establishment after it was wings of all Central Armed Police He was 54. He made his mark in world his fans felt like a blessing. by Central Vigilance Commissioner found that "dichotomous" orders selection as the Vigilance Forces (CAPFs) like the CRPF, Irrfan, one of India's finest cinema too with a filmography "The wishes from all over is Sanjay Kothari through video con- were issued in the country's Commissioner. BSF and CISF among others. and most versatile actors, is sur- that includes "A Mighty Heart", like a feeling as if you are walk- ference, they said. largest paramilitary force to check vived by his wife Sutapa and He will have a tenure of over "I have asked the ADG "Darjeeling Express", ing in the rain and you are not Patel's name to the post was two years, till late December, the spread of the pandemic. (Medical) to take appropriate his sons Babil and Ayaan. recommended by a high-pow- CRPF Director General (DG) "Partition", "The Slumdog carrying any change of clothes 2022, in the CVC. action on the directive issued by The actor, who died at the Millionaire", "The Amazing and someone you don't even ered committee headed by The tenure of a Vigilance A P Maheshwari has again issued our medical director," the DG said. Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Prime Minister Narendra Modi fresh directives that all suspected Spider-Man", "The Life of Pi" know takes you inside his Commissioner is of four years H L Raskaran, CRPF's med- Hospital, was buried at the in February this year. coronavirus cases will have to bered for his versatile perform- and "Jurassic World". umbrella just like that," he said. or till the incumbent attains the ical director, declined to comment Versova graveyard around 3 pm He has over three decades of age of 65 years. undertake a "mandatory" quaran- stating he was "not authorised to ances across different mediums. Shah Rukh Khan, who The film hit the theatres in banking experience, and has tine of 14 days after it recently in the presence of his family and His demise is a loss to the world worked with Irrfan in "Billu", March just before the lockdown The post of the Vigilance speak to the media". friends such as directors also worked as the executive Commissioner was lying vacant came to light that the medical A senior official said the of cinema and theatre, Modi said, "My friend...Inspiration & that began on March 25. director in Oriental Bank of wing of the paramilitary issued a Tigmanshu Dhulia and Vishal wrote on Twitter. the greatest actor of our times. The actor was honoured with since June last year after T M Union home ministry has taken Bhardwaj. The numbers were Commerce before taking over as Bhasin completed his tenure. separate order sometime in April note of this "serious" incident "My thoughts are with his Allah bless your soul Irrfan Padma Shri in 2011. restricted in view of the nation- the Managing Director and CEO With Patel's appointment, the stating that asymptomatic staffers where a soldier has lost his life family, friends and admirers. bhai...Will miss you as much as In Ang Lee's"The Life of Pi", of Andhra Bank in 2015. can join work after a five-day wide lockdown. Irrfan's character, Pi or Piscine probity watchdog is in full and about 50 others were infect- May his soul rest in peace," the cherish the fact that you were He had been member of the strength. quarantine. ed with the pandemic in a single This is the second tragedy for prime minister said. part of our lives... Love you." Molitor Patel, says, "I suppose in management committee of Indian Maheshwari told PTI that The CVC can have a Central battalion. the family in less than a week. Cricketing legend Sachin Vishal Bhardwaj, one of the the end, the whole of life becomes Banks' Association, member of after multiple positive cases were Vigilance Commissioner and The CRPF, on its part, has The "Maqbool" actor lost his Tendulkar described Irrfan as early people to recognize an act of letting go. But what Bankers' Institute of Rural reported from the Delhi-based mother, 95-year-old Saeeda always hurts the most is not tak- two Vigilance Commissioners. already submitted a report to the his favourite actor. "He was one Irrfan's quiet intensity and use it Development at NABARD, presi- Sharad Kumar is working as 31st battalion of the force, contact Begum, in Jaipur just four days ing a moment to say goodbye." ministry of home affairs (MHA). of my favorites & I've watched to great effect in "Maqbool", dent, State level Bankers' the other Vigilance Commissioner. tracing led them to the source -- a "He has gone too soon," was The ministry has sought ago and could not attend the almost all his films, the last one said the news was devastating. Committee in Andhra Pradesh The CVC is appointed by the nursing assistant jawan, who had details of the entire sequence of funeral because of the lockdown. the refrain on Wednesday as and also the president of the joined duty at this unit upon being Angrezi Medium. Acting "I feared that he will be gone President on the recommendation events, also the first case of Irrfan, that rare artiste who fans and colleagues across the Bankers' Institute of Rural and returning from leave after under- came so effortlessly to him, he much before his time but didn't of the committee consisting of the COVID-19 death in CAPFs, from straddled multiple worlds, mak- world mourned a man who Entrepreneurship Development, Prime Minister as its chairperson, going "only five days quarantine". the force by this month-end. was just terrific," Sachin tweet- expect that it will be so devastat- according to a statement issued by The nursing assistant, who ing his mark in both internation- ed. Irrfan's family said the actor ing and ravaging to me person- leaves behind a legacy of good and the Home Minister and the The official said the CRPF al and Indian cinema in roles cinema and extraordinary talent. the Personnel Ministry. leader of opposition in Lok Sabha himself is admitted to a Delhi DG has now issued fresh direc- fought till the very end. ally. It feels as if I am torn into He is also a permanent invi- hospital after he was detected intense and light-hearted, was "It's saddening that this day, two parts. A part of me has died (PTI) as its members. (PTI) tives that all suspected cases will admitted to the intensive care positive for the virus, worked at have to undergo mandatory 14- we have to bring forward the with him," Bhardwaj said. unit of the Kokilaben Hospital the unit hospital for some days day quarantine as stipulated under news of him passing away. Irrfan The self-effacing National after spending five days in quar- the central government and global with a colon infection. was a strong soul, someone who Award winner, who slipped in antine and it is suspected that the health bodies like WHO for The Rajasthan born actor, fought till the very end and unnoticed and effortlessly into infection travelled from him to COVID-19 containment. who was diagnosed with neu- always inspired everyone who his many characters across mul- other troops of the 31st battalion. The Sub-Inspector who hailed roendocrine tumour in 2018, a "Our general order was 14 came close to him. After having tiple film genres, had stayed from Assam had tested positive rare form of cancer that attacks been struck by lightning in 2018 away from the public eye after days quarantine for any personnel for the virus a few days back and various parts of the body, was who came back to the unit after with the news of a rare cancer, he his diagnosis in 2018 when he he breathed his last on Tuesday at surrounded by his loved ones in took life soon after as it came and went to the UK for treatment. leave or had an exposure to the Safdarjung hospital in Delhi. his last moments. COVID-19 infected person. Then he fought the many battles that On March 5, 2018 that Irrfan As the official suffered from News of the death of the we found there was another order came with it," the statement read. revealed that he was suffering co-morbid conditions like hyper- actor -- the antithesis of the con- by the medical wing that said med- tension and diabetes he was "Piku" director Shoojit from "a rare disease". ical staff who undergo five days ventional image of a star with Sircar doffed his hat to the In a philosophical note to his admitted to the premier central his understated approach to his quarantine and have no symptoms government hospital while the actor's fighting spirit. fans on Twitter, the actor wrote, can be taken off quarantine. work and fame -- was confirmed "My dear friend Irrfan. You "I have never given up and have rest of his positive colleagues by his family in a statement. "These were dichotomous have been admitted to a state gov- fought and fought and fought. I always fought for my choices "I trust, I have surrendered," orders. I have sought a written ernment quarantine facility in will always be proud of you.. and always will," he had said. explanation from the Director Mandoli, a CRPF officer the family recalled him as say- We shall meet again.. Ten days later, the actor Medical of the force on April 26 said.(PTI) ing when he was diagnosed with Condolences to Sutapa and shared that he had been diag- the disease. Babil.. You too fought, Sutapa nosed with a neuroendocrine There was an outpouring of you gave everything possible in tumour and would go abroad for grief from all quarters, including this fight. Peace and Om shanti. the treatment. politicians, sport stars, civil ser- Irfaan Khan salute," the director He returned home in 2019 vants as well as his colleagues said on Twitter. and managed to shoot for and his many fans in India and "Piku" co-star Amitabh "Angrezi Medium", the sequel abroad. Bachchan remembered Irrfan as to his 2017 hit "Hindi Medium". President Ram Nath Kovind an "incredible talent" and a gra- Ahead of the trailer launch said the actor was a "rare talent" cious colleague. of "Angrezi Medium", he resur- and his characters will always be "... A prolific contributor to faced on social media and said remembered by the audiences. the World of Cinema... Left us he would be sitting out the Prime Minister Narendra too soon... Creating a huge vac- movie promotions due to his Modi said Irrfan will be remem-