India Today’s Lucknow correspondent, Neelanshu Shukla, 30, died to Covid, less than two weeks after he tested positive. Rahul Kanwal, news director at India Today and Aaj Tak, confirmed the news on Twitter, writing that the "entire team is plagued with grief".
Shattered with the demise of our dear colleague and India Today’s Lucknow correspondent @neelanshu512 A terrible bout of Covid claimed the life of this intrepid 30 year old reporter. The entire team is plagued with grief. May God give strength to his family and friends. Om Shanti
— Rahul Kanwal (@rahulkanwal) September 1, 2020
On August 20, Shukla had tweeted that he had tested positive, noting that he was "asymptomatic".
Unfortunately i have tested positive positive for COVID-19
— NEELANSHU SHUKLA (@neelanshu512) August 20, 2020
I am asymptomatic and have been advised home isolation
Those who came in contact with me kindly get tested and follow all the necessary guidelines #FightAgainstCorona
Shukla had been reporting from the ground at the peak of the Covid outbreak in the state. One of his more recent stories on August 12 was on Uttar Pradesh's health minister stating that more Covid testing facilities would soon be available across Uttar Pradesh.
Shukla began his career as a print reporter in his native city of Kanpur. He moved to NDTV's Delhi office on the news desk before joining India Today as a Lucknow correspondent.
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