Senior Times Group Journalist Gautam Siddharth Passes Away

Senior journalist Gautam Siddharth, who was working with the Times of India as a senior editor, passed away on Thursday, 11 January.

He reportedly collapsed and died of a cardiac arrest while at work.

According to an Exchange4Media report, colleagues ran towards the washroom when they heard a loud thud and discovered the editor lying on the floor. He was immediately taken to GB Pant hospital, where he was declared dead.

Just earlier this month, Anoop Kumar, another senior journalist with Times Now, a part of Times Group, passed away while on a vacation with his family in Manali. According to social media posts, he died of a cardiac arrest.

Colleagues and well-wishers of both Siddharth and Kumar took to social media to express their shock over the deaths.

A valued senior colleague and @timesofindia senior editor Gautam Siddharth passed away this morning in Delhi whilst at work following a sudden cardiac arrest. RIP pic.twitter.com/ucEfkzLuS4

— Rohan Dua (@rohanduaTOI) January 11, 2018

Heartbreaking. RIP Gautam Siddharth,old friend & such a valued @timesofindia colleague @indianeconomy @subhendujee pic.twitter.com/ECVRQ00iV5

— Rachna Burman (@rachnaburman) January 11, 2018

https://t.co/Al3Prb0RaU Times of India's senior journalist and editor, my ex-colleague and friend, Gautam Siddharth (@GautamSiddh), passed away after suffering a heart attack in office.

— Jayanta Bhattacharya (@goldenarcher) January 11, 2018

Tragic to hear about the untimely demise of old colleague Anoop Kumar. We worked together at Times Now. He had solid grip on Politics across South India. Some of us named Mysore Cafe at South Avenue as Anoop Ka Dhaba because he went there for lunch. That’s where we met last. #RIP pic.twitter.com/YdLwVwcct2

— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) January 1, 2018

RIP Anoop Kumar, senior Journalist (Former Times Now and India Today TV group). He passed away after a cardiac arrest when in Manali yesterday with family. Cremation at Mysore. He was from Ernakulam, Kerala. Condolences n prayers... pic.twitter.com/M15V0s4klw

— GEORGE KALLIVAYALIL (@KALLIVAYALIL) January 1, 2018

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