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Jagjit Singh hospitalised

Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh was admitted to the Lilavati hospital in Mumbai on Friday after suffering from brain haemorrhage.

September 23, 2011 11:25 pm | Updated September 24, 2011 04:12 am IST - Mumbai:

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HYDERABAD. 20/02/2011:-Ghazal mastero Jagjit Singh, speaking at a seminar on 'Can Composite Culture Survive the Onslaught of Terrorism?, organized by Urdu Tahzeeb.net in Hyderabad on Sunday. -.Photo:Mohammed_Yousuf

HYDERABAD. 20/02/2011:-Ghazal mastero Jagjit Singh, speaking at a seminar on 'Can Composite Culture Survive the Onslaught of Terrorism?, organized by Urdu Tahzeeb.net in Hyderabad on Sunday. -.Photo:Mohammed_Yousuf

Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh was admitted to the Lilavati hospital here on Friday after suffering from brain haemorrhage.

Official sources said he underwent a surgery. Mr. Singh was to perform in the city on Friday evening along with another veteran ghazal singer Ghulam Ali. The sources said he was rushed to the hospital in the morning and operated upon.

Mr. Singh (70) is known to have a history of heart ailments.

PTI reports:

A close family friend told reporters at the hospital that the singer was out of danger “but will be kept under observation in the ICU for the next 24 hours.”

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