<p class="title">Eminent scientist and 'Father of DNA fingerprinting in India', Lalji Singh, has passed away following a massive heart attack while he was on his way to Delhi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Singh, 70, died late last night.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"He complained of chest pain when he reached the Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport to board a flight for Delhi. He was taken to the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Trauma Centre from there but he could not be saved," O P Upadhyaya, chief medical superintendent of the Sunder Lal hospital in the BHU, said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Singh, the 25th vice chancellor of the BHU, hailed from neighbouring Jaunpur district's Kalvari village.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was also an alumnus of the BHU and completed his BSc, MSc and PhD degrees from there.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath condoled Singh's death.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Lalji Singh was the father of DNA fingerprinting. The country has lost a great educationist and scientist after his death," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Singh was also the recipient of the prestigious Padma Shri award.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He joined the BHU in 1962 after completing his intermediate from a school in his native district.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Singh, the founder of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), also served as its director.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was the officer-on-special-duty (OSD) at the Centre for DNA Finger Printing and Diagnostics (CDFD) in Hyderabad between 1995-1999.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Singh also found various institutes and laboratories that included a laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES), Genome Foundation, that aims to diagnose and treat genetic disorders affecting the underprivileged people, especially in rural India.</p>
<p class="title">Eminent scientist and 'Father of DNA fingerprinting in India', Lalji Singh, has passed away following a massive heart attack while he was on his way to Delhi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Singh, 70, died late last night.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"He complained of chest pain when he reached the Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport to board a flight for Delhi. He was taken to the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Trauma Centre from there but he could not be saved," O P Upadhyaya, chief medical superintendent of the Sunder Lal hospital in the BHU, said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Singh, the 25th vice chancellor of the BHU, hailed from neighbouring Jaunpur district's Kalvari village.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was also an alumnus of the BHU and completed his BSc, MSc and PhD degrees from there.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath condoled Singh's death.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Lalji Singh was the father of DNA fingerprinting. The country has lost a great educationist and scientist after his death," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Singh was also the recipient of the prestigious Padma Shri award.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He joined the BHU in 1962 after completing his intermediate from a school in his native district.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Singh, the founder of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), also served as its director.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was the officer-on-special-duty (OSD) at the Centre for DNA Finger Printing and Diagnostics (CDFD) in Hyderabad between 1995-1999.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Singh also found various institutes and laboratories that included a laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES), Genome Foundation, that aims to diagnose and treat genetic disorders affecting the underprivileged people, especially in rural India.</p>