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Published 18:05 IST, December 4th 2020

Lakshadweep Administrator Dineshwar Sharma passes away at 66

The administrator of Lakshadweep, Dineshwar Sharma passed away on Friday due to lung-related complications, officials said.

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Administrator of Lakshadweep Dineshwar Sharma passed away on Friday due to lung-related complications, officials said.

He was 66.

Sharma, a former director of the Intelligence Bureau, was appointed as the administrator of Lakshadweep in October 2019. Prior to this, he was an interlocutor for the Centre to Jammu and Kashmir.

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Sharma was a 1976-batch IPS officer and belonged to the Kerala cadre. 

(IMAGE CREDITS: PTI)

Updated 18:05 IST, December 4th 2020

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