Bhubaneswar: Well-known Pediatrician Dr Akshaya Kumar Rout passed away today afternoon while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. He was 74.

Rout was a noted Pediatrician in Tata Nagar in Jamshedpur of Jharkhand. He is the father of Mission Shakti Director Sujata R Karthikeyan and father-in-law of 5T Secretary VK Pandian.

Rout completed his medical degree from SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack in 1972.