Shocking! Rita Jatinder, The Guest On Popular Doordarshan TV Show Dies During Live Telecast!
A known educationist and writer, Rita Jatinder, who was a guest on a popular regional Doordarshan TV show died during the live telecast on Monday (September 10, 2018).
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oi-Nagarathna
By Nagarathna
In
a
shocking
incident,
a
known
educationist
and
writer,
Rita
Jatinder,
who
was
the
guest
on
a
popular
regional
Doordarshan
TV
show,
died
during
the
live
telecast
on
Monday
(September
10,
2018).
According
to
IANS
report,
Rita
was
answering
questions
about
her
life
and
achievements
on
the
channel's
'Good
Morning
J&K'
show,
when
she
collapsed.
Everyone
at
the
show
tried
to
revive
her,
but
she
didn't
respond.
Later,
she
was
rushed
to
a
hospital.
The
86-year-old
woman
was
later
declared
dead.
According
to
IANS
report,
the
producers
of
the
widely
watched
TV
show
were
unable
to
handle
the
unforeseen
situation
initially.
The
show's
host
Zahid
Mukhtar
told
IANS
that
at
that
point
of
time,
Rita
was
imitating
the
now
ailing
Bollywood
star
Dilip
Kumar.
The
host
said
that
when
Rita
collapsed,
they
thought
she
was
acting.
She
added,
"It
took
us
a
few
moments
to
realise
something
was
seriously
wrong.
We
tried
to
revive
her.
Producers,
our
assistants,
everyone
tried
to
revive
her.
But
she
did
not
respond.
She
was
rushed
to
a
hospital
where
she
was
declared
brought
dead."
The
producer
of
the
programme,
Tanveer
Mir,
said
Rita
choked
suddenly
and
collapsed.
Tanveer
was
quoted
by
Kashmir
Reader
as
saying,
"It's
shocking
for
us
as
this
is
the
first
incident
in
the
Doordarshan
history
when
any
guest
died
in
a
live
program."
Rita
Jatinder
was
a
former
Secretary
of
the
Academy
of
Art,
Culture
and
Languages
in
the
Jammu
and
Kashmir
Government.
Apparently,
she
was
supposed
to
attend
three
shows,
all
in
Srinagar,
including
one
for
Radio
Kashmir.
About
the
show
Good
Morning
J&K:
The
show
has
been
aired
since
15
years,
attracting
some
of
the
best
talent
as
its
guests.
It
is
the
most
widely
watched
TV
show.