Patna, 30 October (H.S.): Industrialist and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravindra Kishore Sinha, popularly known as R.K. Sinha, passed away at his residence in Noida on Friday. He was 75.

A native of Bahiyara village in Bihar's Bhojpur district, Sinha was born on September 22, 1951. His death has prompted an outpouring of grief across political and business circles.

Dr. R.K. Sinha was the founder and chairman of the SIS Group and carved out a distinct identity in both the political and corporate spheres. Associated with the BJP since its formative years, he played an important role in the party and its organisational activities over several decades. He also served as a member of the Rajya Sabha.

His personal assistants, Satish Raju and Manish Kishore, told Hindusthan Samachar that his health had been fragile for the past year and that he had been receiving medical treatment in Singapore. They said they received the sad news on Friday morning.

His mortal remains will be brought from Delhi to Patna to enable people to pay their last respects. The public will be able to pay homage at Annapurna Bhawan in the city's Patliputra locality. However, his assistants did not specify when the body would arrive in Patna.

Following his demise, BJP MLA Sanjiv Chaurasia paid tribute to the former MP. In a post on X, Sanjiv Chaurasia described the news as deeply saddening, saying that Sinha's passing was a significant loss to the social and political spheres. He also prayed for peace for the departed soul and strength for the bereaved family.

R.K. Sinha began his professional journey as a journalist. A graduate in political science and law, he had a keen interest in writing and authored the book Jan Andolan during his journalistic career. The book offers an extensive account of the student movement led by Jayaprakash Narayan between 1970 and 1975.

He also served as chairman of the Hindusthan Samachar news agency from 2016 to 2022.

Through his work in journalism, politics and entrepreneurship, Sinha made a lasting contribution to public life and the private security industry. As the founder of SIS Group, he played a key role in building the organisation into a major provider of security and business support services.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar