Renowned sitarist Prateek Chaudhuri has passed away after Covid-19 related issues. He was 49. The death comes within a week of his father Pandit Debu Chaudhuri breathing his last on May 1, after being infected with the coronavirus. Prateek Chaudhuri`s demise was confirmed on Friday evening on the official Twitter account of Ministry of Culture, government of India.

"We deeply mourn the sad demise of eminent sitarist Shri #PrateekChaudhuri. He was working in the Faculty of Music & Fine Arts, Delhi University as a Professor. May God give enough strength to the bereaved family to bear the irreparable loss and may the departed soul rest in peace," said a tweet by @MinOfCultureGoI.