Guwahati: Director-General of Police Bhaskarjyoti Mahanta, father Vaishnav Pandit Lilakanta Mahanta passes away at the age of 92 in the early hours of Monday in Assam Sivasagar.
He was the former Satradhikar of Sri Sri Borkhatpar satra.
Sri Sri Lilakanta Mahanta breathed his last at his home in Konwarpur at around 2.15 am.
He was ill for the past few days due to age related sickness.
Sri Sri Lilakanta Mahanta served as the President of the Asom Sattra Mahasabha for two terms.
Moreover, taking to Twitter, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma offered condolences and said that the death of former Satradhikar is great loss to the society of Assam.