Former fire minister Pratim Chatterjee dead

KOLKATA: Former fire services minister Pratim Chatterjee, who held the portfolio for 15 years till 2011 during the Left Front regime, passed away aged 79 on Sunday following a cardiac arrest.
Chatterjee, a widower, is survived by daughter Kuheli Ghosh. The breathed his last at a private hospital in Salt Lake around 10am.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee expressed condolences to his family and well wishers.Chatterjee had also acted in a number of plays and films.