Dhenkanal:  Assistant Collector and DIPRO In-charge of Dhenkanal district Ranjan Kumar Rout passed away at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar yesterday.

Sources said the official died due to kidney failure.

Rout, who was suffering from hypertension and blood sugar, was rushed to the private hospital yesterday after his condition worsened. He died while undergoing treatment at around 7.30 PM.

Collector Bhumesh Chandra Behera informed this on Twitter and expressed his deep condolence over his demise.