Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 22 Prominent social figure and former bureaucrat Sarup Singh Choudhary passed away after a long battle with cancer in Canada on Friday evening .
He was 85.
He served in different capacities in the State Government and was the pioneer in land demarcation. He was Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur, Director Social Welfare and Director Land Records in 1980s.
Sarup Singh was a prominent figure in social circles of Jammu and Kashmir and known for his humble nature .
He is survived by daughter Binoo Joshi and two sons Chanderbir Singh Choudhary and Vikram Choudhary.