NEW DELHI: Lakshadweep Administrator Dineshwar Sharma, who was the former interlocutor for Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and served as the director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), passed away on December 4.Sharma was reportedly under treatment at a hospital in Chennai.”Administrator of Lakshadweep Shri Dineshwar Sharma Ji made long lasting contributions to India’s policing and security apparatus. He handled many sensitive counter-terror and insurgency ops during his policing career. Anguished by his demise. Condolences to his family. Om Shanti,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted while condoling Sharma’s death.Administrator of Lakshadweep Shri Dineshwar Sharma Ji made long lasting contributions to India’s policing and security apparatus. He handled many sensitive counter terror and insurgency ops during his policing career. Anguished by his demise. Condolences to his family. Om Shanti.— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 4, 2020Sharma was appointed as the Administrator of the Union Territory in October last year.