TV actress Divya Agarwal on Wednesday took to Instagram and announced that her father passed away after battling Covid-19.

"You are always with me... I love you papa.. Rip," she wrote alongside a  throwback picture of her sitting next to her father.

Divya's  father was admitted to a  hospital in Mumbai after testing Covid positive earlier this month. A day ago, she even requested everyone to pray for her ailing father.

"Kirpa karo Nanak dev ji. I request everyone to pray for my dad dil se at 5 pm.. a collective force of prayer will be really helpful.. Mujhe nahi pata kitne beliefs hote hai.. I know there's god. Please pray to god .. I have tried everything possible and I'm not going stop trying..please pray," she had written.

Paying condolences to Divya and her family, actress Neha Dhupia wrote: "Divya, I am so sorry for your loss. Love and prayers always.