Bhubaneswar, May 8: An eminent doctor and retired professor in TB and Chest from MKCG College and Hospital, Berhampur, Dr. Debendra Kishore Samantray of Brahmeshwarpatna, Bhubaneswar passed away this afternoon in Covid at a private hospital.

He was 83 years old. He has been relentlessly serving to the mankind and rendered services to all patients who knocked his clinic during the pandemic since May last year. His ethos was that this is the real time for all doctors to serve to the mankind. He was very popular in his locality and everyone is stunned and praying for his soul to rest in peace.