Rajinder Sachar, who led panel on condition of Muslims in India, dies at 94

The Sachar committee report underlined that while Muslims constituted 14% of Indian population, they comprised only 2.5% of Indian bureaucracy

Former Delhi High Court chief justice and activist Rajinder Singh Sachar, who brought to fore the socio-economic and educational conditions of the Muslim community in the country, passed away around noon on Friday in New Delhi. 

Rajinder Sachar, 94, was admitted to Fortis Hospital two weeks ago for treatment.  

The cremation will take place at Lodhi Road Electric Crematorium, at 5:30 pm on Saturday, according to media reports. 

"He was a patient of Ischemic heart disease and was put on pacemaker a couple of months ago. He had undergone stenting for blocked vessels in the heart," a family friend