Hyderabad: In a tragic incident, Zaheeruddin Ali Khan, managing editor of The Siasat Daily, passed away due to cardiac arrest during poet-activist Gaddar’s funeral procession in Alwal on Monday, August 7. He was 63.
According to reports, he started feeling uneasy during Gaddar’s last rites. Subsequently, he was rushed to Russh Super Speciality Hospital, Suchitra Circle, Kompally, where doctors declared him brought dead.
Family sources revealed that Gaddar and Zaheeruddin shared a very close friendship.
The funeral prayer of the deceased will be held after Fajr (early morning prayers) at Shahi Masjid, Public Gardens on Tuesday, August 8.
He will be laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard, Aakhirat Manzil, Darrusalam road, Nampally.
