Bhopal, Apr 19: Senior social worker of the State Capital, Ramesh Maheshwari died here on Saturday morning due to heart failure. His last rites were performed at Subhash Nagar crematorium. Late Ramesh Maheshwari was going to Nagpur on Saturday morning by Chennai-Jaipur Express. At Habibganj Railway Station he died following a severe heart attack.

His last journey was taken out from his Arera Colony situated residence at 4 in the evening and last rites were performed at Subhash Nagar crematorium. Hundreds of people related to Industry, Business, Social, political fields attended the funeral ceremony.

In the condolence meeting held at the Crematorium, Chief Editor of Navbharat Group and President of Maheshwari Pragati Mandal Mr Prafulla Maheshwari, Chief Spokesperson of Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee Manak Agrawal, former minister Tanwant Singh Keer, former MLAs Shailendra Pradhan, Ramesh Sharma `Guttu Bhaiya', Shankarlal Sabu, Social workers Bhagwan Singh Gulati and JN Choudhari, GP Sogani, Arun Kumar Malpani, RC Baheti and others of Maheshwari community paid tributes to the departed soul.

Late Maheshwari was involved in several social institutions of the city.

Public Relations minister Laxmikant Sharma also expressed his deep condolence in the death of Ramesh Maheshwari.