India, March 8 -- Veteran journalist Narayan Bareth passed away here after suffering a cardiac arrest while undergoing treatment for pneumonia, a family member said on Saturday. He was 68. His funeral will be held later in the day in Jaipur.

"Bareth had been hospitalised for several days due to pneumonia and suffered a cardiac arrest on Friday night, leading to his death," the family member said.

The veteran journalist had worked with the BBC and later served as the Rajasthan Information Commissioner.

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