Former Uttar Pradesh governor Banwari Lal Joshi dies, aged 82

Former Uttar Pradesh governor Banwari Lal Joshi passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) today due to septic shock following an infection of the valves, hospital sources said. He was 82.

The former police officer, who served as governor of several states, was admitted to hospital about 20 days ago.

"He died today evening at the cardio critical care unit of AIIMS. He got his valves replaced around 10 years back. The valves had got infected because of which he was admitted. He died to septic shock," a source at the hospital said

Joshi's entire family was by his side in his last moments.

Joshi was Governor of t Uttar Pradesh from 2009 to 24 June 2014. He was previously Lieutenant-Governor of Delhi from 2004 to 2007, Governor of Meghalaya in 2007, and Governor of Uttarakhand from October 2007 to July 2009.

Born in a small Rajasthan village of Choti Kathu of Nagour district,  Joshi began his career in 1957 with the state police service in Rajasthan and moved to the Government of India in 1962.

Sepsis is a life threatening condition which occurs as a result of an infection. Septic shock is a condition when there is significant drop in blood pressure that can lead to respiratory or heart failure, stroke, failure of other organs, and death.

With Agency inputs