Anup Jalota's wife expires in US

Mumbai, Nov 25: Anup Jalota's ailing wife Medha died in the US Monday due to a liver failure following a second heart and first kidney transplant, the Bhajan singer's official spokesperson confirmed. She was 59. Medha was admitted to a hospital in New Jersey two months ago. She received a donor and the surgery took place Monday, but she couldn't survive it, Pritam Sharma, the spokesperson, told IANS. Her last rites will take place in New Jersey Tuesday, he added. Medha, niece of former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral, is survived by an 18-year-old son Aryaman. She was earlier married to acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, who mourned her death on micro-blogging site Twitter soon after the news of her demise came.