Renowned journalist Bhabesh Baruah passed away in the early morning hours on Thursday. He was 85. Baruah died due to old-age related ailments.
A resident of Dekapara in Azara, Baruah served as a journalist for more than four decades. He always fought for the rights of the rural journalists. He was suffering from old-age related ailments since long and breathed his last at around 12.30 am.
The journalists associations and other organizations mourned the death of Baruah.