Siddharth Shukla’s viscera sent to the lab for further investigation
Sources said on Friday that the viscera and some other internal organs have been sent to laboratories for forensic examination of actor Sidharth Shukla, who died of a heart attack on Thursday. He was 40 years old. Autopsy reports of the actor, who was cremated here in the afternoon, did not reveal any internal injury, but samples were sent to laboratories to rule out the possibility of disturbances, he said. Siddharth Shukla’s autopsy report claims, ‘No external or internal marks on the body’
The viscera was sent to the Kalina Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), while some other organs were sent to the pathology laboratory of a medical college. After falling ill at home, Shukla was brought to the RN Cooper Hospital run by the Municipal Corporation on Thursday morning. The doctors declared him brought dead.
A forensic expert at the hospital said they sent the viscera to the FSL in suburban Kalina for further investigation to rule out any foul play. “FSL will check for the presence of toxicity in the organs, among other details,” he added. He said the pathology lab will examine other body parts and is expected to submit a report within two days.
Another official said preliminary reports indicated that the cause of death was a heart attack and there was no internal injury.
Siddharth Shukla’s untimely death has left everyone stunned. He is survived by his mother and two sisters. According to hospital officials, he was brought dead at the Cooper Hospital in Mumbai. The last rites of the actor were performed on Friday. His body remained at Cooper Hospital on Thursday night. The body was handed over to the family at around 1 pm today.
His last rites took place at Oshiwara crematorium in the presence of his family members and close friends. Jai Bhanushali, Mahi Vij, Aly Goni, Asim Riaz, Rahul Mahajan, Vikas Gupta, Abhinav Shukla, Karanvir Bohra, Shefali Jariwala, and Darshan Rawal among others reached the crematorium to pay their last respects to the late actor.
The actor had become a household name with his role as the winner of the long-running TV shows “Balika Vadhu” and “Bigg Boss 13”. In 2014, she made her Bollywood debut with “Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania”.
(with PTI inputs)
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