DY Patil, former Bengal governor, dies at 92

DY Patil, former Bengal governor and senior Congress leader, died at 92 after a prolonged illness at his residence in Kolhapur, Maharashtra.

Patil served as governor of Tripura, Bihar, and held additional charge of West Bengal, and was a Padma Shri awardee.

He founded the D Y Patil University in Maharashtra, offering courses in medicine, engineering, and other disciplines.

Patil was an MLA from 1967 to 1978 before focusing on education.

He is survived by his sons, former Maharashtra minister and Congress leader Satej Patil, Sanjay Patil, and Ajinkya Patil.