Punjabi singer Rajvir Jawanda, who sustained serious injuries following a road accident last week, has passed away, hospital authorities said.
Jawanda, 35, was seriously injured in an accident in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district while travelling to Shimla on a motorcycle on September 27. The accident took place in the Baddi area when he lost control of the motorcycle, police had said earlier.
He was brought to Fortis Hospital in Mohali, Punjab, in an "extremely critical" condition with severe head and spinal injuries. He was put on ventilator support. During the time of hospitalisation itself, Rajvir Jawanda's neurological condition was found to be critical. His brain activity was minimal and showed no improvement over the days, reports showed.
Who was Rajvir Jawand?
On Sunday, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann visited the hospital to enquire about Jawanda's health. Many Punjabi artistes had also prayed for his speedy recovery.Â
Hailing from Pona village in Ludhiana's Jagraon, Jawanda was known for his songs "Tu Dis Penda", "Khush Reha Kar", "Sardari", "Surname", "Afreen", "Landlord", "Down to Earth" and "Kangani". Jawanda also acted in the Gippy Grewal-starrer Punjabi movie Subedar Joginder Singh (2018), Jind Jaan (2019) and Mindo Taseeldarni (2019).
