Nirup Mitra Of: Purbachal Cluster IX
When: January 4
How: The 89-year-old theatre personality succumbed to Covid-19.
Amitendranath Tagore Of: DL Block
When: February 7
How: The eminent Sinologist died in his sleep of cardio respiratory failure. The 98-year-old was the son of Rabindranath Tagore’s nephew, artist Abanindranath’s eldest son Alokendra.
Isha Mahammad Of: AC Block
When: May 11
How: The 88-year-old artiste succumbed to Covid.
Shankha Ghosh Of: Ultadanga
When: April 21
How: The poet succumbed to Covid, at the age of 89 years.
Sultan Singh Of: FE Block
When: July 4
How: The former Trinamul Congress MLA and retired IPS officer succumbed to cardiac arrest following a bout of pneumonia.
Rachpal Singh Of: FE Block
When: July 8
How: The former IPS and two-term MLA in the Mamata Banerjee government suffered a cardiac arrest triggered by septic shock resulting from urosepsis.