Senior journalist Rohit Sardana no more

New Delhi:  Rohit Sardana, senior journalist and one of the top anchors of Hindi news channel Aaj Tak succumbed to COVID-19  on Friday.

Earlier, on April 24, Rohit took to his Twitter profile and  shared about being tested positive for COVID-19.

Here’s a peek:

एक हफ़्ते पहले बुख़ार और बाक़ी लक्षण आने के बाद टेस्ट कराया था. RTPCR नेगेटिव आया लेकिन CTScan से कोविड की पुष्टि हो गई थी. अभी हालत पहले से बेहतर है. आप सभी अपना और अपने परिवारजनों का ख़याल रखें. pic.twitter.com/mq4fC9HQ9L

— रोहित सरदाना (@sardanarohit) April 24, 2021

Today afternoon, Sudhir Chaudhary, Editor-in-Chief of Zee News, shared the news of  Rohit’s demise through a tweet and wrote,” Rest in peace Rohit.”

Rest in peace Rohit. 🙏💐 https://t.co/Imv8aBqD5L

— Sudhir Chaudhary (@sudhirchaudhary) April 30, 2021

Sardana had joined Aaj Tak in 2017 after he left Zee News. He hosted the debate show “Dangal” on Aaj Tak.

Sardana was a recipient of the 2018 Ganesh Vidyarthi Puraskar Award. He was among the most popular faces of TV news journalism in India.