Jaipur
Maharawal Brij Raj Singh of the erstwhile Jaisalmer royal family passed away at the Medanta hospital in Gurugram on Monday.
Singh, 52, was unwell for the past several weeks. He is survived by wife Raseshwari Rajya Lakshmi who belongs to the royal family of Nepal and 2 sons, Chaitanya Raj Singh Bhati and Janmejaya Raj Singh Bhati. A pall of glom descended in Jaisalmer on news of the former ruler’s demise. The flag was flown at half-mast at the Sonar fort where the royal family resides. Singh was admitted to a private hospital in Jodhpur on Dec 15 after he complained of stomach pain.
