Bengal Congress chief Somen Mitra dies at 78, hailed as political stalwart

Somen Mitra passed away following a cardiac arrest, had tested negative for Covid-19: Kolkata hospital

West Bengal Congress president Somen Mitra passed away at a Kolkata hospital early Thursday. He was 78.

Sources at the private hospital where Mitra was admitted to said he died due to heart and age-related ailments.

"He was admitted to the hospital a few days back after his creatinine level was found to be high during a routine check-up. He was a patient of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and also had other age-related ailments," a senior official of the hospital said.

Mitra passed away around 1.30 am following a cardiac arrest, the hospital sources said, adding he had tested