Cuttack: Senior journalist Bibhuti Pati of Kanak News died of a heart attack on Monday morning. He was 54.

Pati complained of chest pain in the morning and was taken from Bhubaneswar to Kataka in a vehicle. He was subsequently taken to the SCB Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

He is survived by his wife and a son. He was a resident of CDA Sector 10 in Kataka city.

Pati was reporting for Kanak News from New Delhi and had a long and distinguished career in journalism. He began his professional journey with Eastern Times, an English weekly published by the Prajatantra Prachar Samiti.

Over the years, he worked with several leading media organisations in Odisha, including Prajatantra, Sambad, Samaja, Dharitri, Nandighosha TV and Kanak News. He was also associated with several national media organisations.

Pati was known for his work as an investigative and environmental journalist. He reported extensively on sensitive environmental issues, national security and regional politics, with a focus on ground-level reporting.

His death has cast a pall of gloom over the journalist fraternity in Odisha.

Tanaya Patnaik, Editor of Sambad and Kanak News, condoled the demise of Pati.

Sambalpur MP Dharmendra Pradhan also expressed grief over the demise of the journalist.

ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ବରିଷ୍ଠ ସାମ୍ବାଦିକ ବିଭୂତି ପତିଙ୍କ ଅକାଳ ବିୟୋଗ ଖବର ଶୁଣି ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ ଓ ମର୍ମାହତ । ସାମ୍ବାଦିକତା କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ତାଙ୍କର ଅବଦାନ ଚିର ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ ହୋଇରହିବ । ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦ୍‌ଗତି କାମନା କରିବା ସହ ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାର ବର୍ଗଙ୍କୁ ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଉଛି ।

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— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) October 19, 2026