Former Director of IB Dineshwar sharma who was currently holding the charge of LG lakshadweep died on Friday afternoon.

Sharma was admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Nov 25 and was then shifted to MGM Hospital, Chennai on Nov 27.

Sources told that Interstitial lung is said to be the cause of death. He was also the Kashmir interlocutor and former IB chief.