Baig, who was suffering from blood sugar, died at his home due to sudden heart failure around 9 AM, his younger son Noorul Hasan Baig told reporters. Baig, who was suffering from blood sugar, died at his home due to sudden heart failure around 9 AM, his younger son Noorul Hasan Baig told reporters. Former union minister and senior BJP leader Arif Baig died on Monday after suffering a heart attack, his family said. Baig, who was suffering from blood sugar, died at his home due to sudden heart failure around 9 AM, his younger son Noorul Hasan Baig told reporters. Hasan said his father was jailed for 19 months during emergency in 1975 along with senior BJP leaders, Kushabhau Thakre and many others.

Source: Indian Express September 05, 2016 11:15 UTC