Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Indian classical musician and Padma Vibhushan awardee passes away at 89

New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: Legendary classical musician Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan left to his heavenly abode on Sunday afternoon at his residence in Mumbai. The Padma Vibhushan awardee was 89. Confirming the news of his demise, Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan's daughter-in-law said that the veteran musician breathed his last at 12:37 pm today at his Bandra home.

"Today morning he was fine. We had a 24-hour nurse at home. During his massage he vomited and I ran immediately his eyes were shut and he was breathing slowly. I tried connecting to doctors and when they came he had already died," Namrata said as quoted by news agency PTI. Khan's last rites will be performed at Santacruz Kabrastan later this evening.