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Pia Bajpiee’s brother passes away hours after actor requests ventilator bed for him

Actor Pia Bajpiee on Tuesday said her brother passed away after a frantic search for ventilator beds in Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh.

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Bajpiee, took to Twitter and posted an SOS call, writing that she urgently required a ventilator bed as her brother was “dying”. She didn’’t specify if he had COVID-19.

“I need urgent help in district Farukhabad , kayamganj block, UP. A bed with ventilator. My brother is dying. Any lead please help. Please contact if you know anybody... We are already in mess (sic),” the 27-year-old actor wrote.

Almost two hours later, the Ko actor tweeted, “My brother is no more.”

Bollywood personalities like actors Vineet Kumar Singh, Danish Husain, filmmaker Onir and producer Guneet Monga among others offered their condolences to Bajpiee.

According to the Health Ministry’’s data on Tuesday, India’’s total tally of COVID-19 cases crossed the 2-crore mark with 3,57,229 infections being reported in a day, while the death toll increased to 2,22,408 with 3,449 new fatalities. The total tally of COVID-19 cases in the country has climbed to 2,02,82,833, it said.

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