Mangaluru: Former Don Yekkur Baba alias Shubhakar Shetty died of COVID-19 on August 14. He was 61.

Yekkur Baba  was facing several cases including the murder of Prithvipal Rai at Mudipu Bar.

Yekkur Baba was admitted to a private hospital in Mangaluru and on August 14, breathed his last without responding to the treatment.

It is learnt that last week his mother had also died after suffering from health issues. After the cremation of his mother, Yekkur Baba was suffering from fever and had gone to the hospital for a check-up. During the test, Yekkur Baba was confirmed to be positive for the Coronavirus and was admitted to the hospital.