Renowned Doordarshan anchor Gitanjali Aiyar passes away
NEW DELHI: Gitanjali Aiyar, one of India's first English female news presenters on national broadcaster Doordarshan, passed away on Wednesday. She was in her mid 70s.
The award-winning anchor, who was suffering from Parkinson's disease, collapsed after returning home from a walk, sources close to the family said.
"She had Parkinson's disease and was on medication. She collapsed after returning home from a walk," said a close friend of Aiyar.
Graduated from Kolkata's Loreto College, Aiyar joined Doordarshan in 1971 and was awarded the best anchor four times. She also won the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award for Outstanding Women in 1989.
Besides presenting news programmes, Aiyar, a diploma holder from the National School of Drama (NSD), had also been a popular face in several print advertisements and even acted in Sridhar Kshirsagar's TV drama "Khandaan".
In her decades-long illustrious career, she was also associated with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
Several noted personalities took to Twitter to condole the demise of the eminent personality.
"We fondly remember the days when Gitanjali Aiyar ji graced our TV screens, leaving an indelible mark on our news-watching experiences. Saddened by her untimely demise, my heartfelt condolences to her loved ones. May she find eternal peace," tweeted Congress leader Netta D'Souza.
"Gitanjali Aiyar, India's one of the best tv newsreaders, warm and elegant person and woman of immense substance passed away today. Deepest condolences to her family," tweeted journalist Sheela Bhatt.
Aiyar is survived by a son and daughter Pallavi Aiyar, who is also an award-winning journalist.
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Shooter involved in firing at YouTuber Elvish Yadav's house held after encounter in Faridabad
Faridabad, Aug 22 (PTI): A shooter involved in firing outside YouTuber and Big Boss OTT winner Elvish Yadav's house in Gurugram was arrested after a brief encounter near Faridpur village here early Friday, police said.
The accused, Ishant Gandhi alias Ishu, is a resident of Faridabad. He was shot in the leg and has been hospitalised, they said.
According to police, Gandhi was intercepted by a crime branch team from Sector 30, Faridabad, around 4.30 am while he was riding a motorcycle. When signalled to stop, he allegedly tried to flee and opened fire at the team, they said.
In retaliation, police fired at his feet, injuring him, after which he was arrested.
"Gandhi was one of the shooters who fired at YouTuber Elvish Yadav's house in Gurugram on August 17. He is admitted to the hospital and we will interrogate him after he is discharged," said Mukesh Malhotra, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime), Faridabad.
According to police, CCTV camera footage captured Gandhi firing during the incident.
Three bike-borne attackers sprayed over two dozen rounds outside Yadav’s residence in Gurugram's Sector 57 on August 17. Yadav was not at home when the incident took place around 5.30 am.
‘Bhau gang’ claimed responsibility for the attack, accusing Yadav of promoting a betting app, said police.
