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KK Funeral Live Updates: Family Performs Last Rites as Fans, Celebs Bid Adieu

The singer collapsed after a concert in Kolkata's Nazrul Mancha auditorium on 31 May.

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KK Funeral Live News Updates: Two days after the sudden demise of singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as 'KK', the 53-year-old singer's family performed his last rites in Mumbai's Versova on Thursday, 2 June.

His son Nakul Krishna Kunnath, daughter Taamara, and wife Jyothy Krishna, as well as prominent people from the music industry, gathered at the cremation grounds to pay their last respects.

KK had collapsed at the hotel where he was staying after the concert in Kolkata's Nazrul Mancha auditorium on Tuesday, and was brought dead to the Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI).

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  • According to the initial findings of the post-mortem report, the Bollywood singer died due to a cardiac arrest

  • As per the report, there was no 'foul play' behind his passing

  • Full autopsy report will be available after 72 hours

  • Police have registered a suo moto case of ‘unnatural death’

  • Prime Minster Narendra Modi, prominent Bollywood personalities, and KK's fans across the nation have expressed their shock and at his untimely death

  • On Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid her last respects to the singer, and a gun salute was also given in his honour

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4:16 PM , 02 Jun

'It is a Big Loss': Abhijeet Bhattarcharya

Speaking to PTI after the cremation, Abhijeet Bhattarcharya said, "It is a big loss. The entire industry is reeling under shock. He didn't have any health issue as such for the few days he had acidity problem."

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3:47 PM , 02 Jun

West Bengal MP Writes Letter to HM Over Death, Seeks Inquiry

West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party MP Saumitra Khan wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking an inquiry into the facts surrounding KK's demise, including "permitting 7000 people inside auditorium instead of its capacity of 3000, on why the show was held when ACs weren't functioning, and on the presence of TMC leaders in the hospital KK was admitted in."

2:22 PM , 02 Jun

KK's Family Reach Cremation Ground in Versova

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1:35 PM , 02 Jun

Singer Abhijeet Arrives to Pay Tributes

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Published: 02 Jun 2022, 10:22 AM IST
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