Mortal Remains To Be Shifted From AIIMS Delhi; Last Rites To Be Held Tomorrow

Raju
Srivastava
AKA
Raju
Srivastav
passed
away
today
(September
21)
in
Delhi.
The
comedian,
who
suffered
a
heart
attack
on
August
10,
was
admitted
to
All-India
Institute
of
Medical
Sciences
(AIIMS)
Delhi.
As
per
the
latest
report,
mortal
remains
of
Raju
was
shifted
from
AIIMS
to
Darsarathpuri
in
Delhi
at
around
1
pm.

It
is
being
said
that
the
last
rites
of
the
actor-comedian
will
be
held
tomorrow
(September
22)
at
Nigam
Bodh
Ghar
in
Delhi
at
9.30
am.

As
per
India
Today
report,
earlier,
his
family
was
contemplating
taking
Raju
to
Mumbai
or
Kanpur,
but
later
decided
that
the
cremation
will
be
held
in
Delhi.
Raju’s
brother-in-law
was
quoted
by
the
portal
as
saying,
“In
the
morning,
his
BP
dropped
and
then
he
was
given
CPR.
At
first
he
responded
to
it
but
later
collapsed.
The
ventilator
was
supposed
to
be
removed
in
2-3
days.
Medicine
doses
had
also
been
decreased.”

Meanwhile,
Raju’s
wife,
who
has
been
inconsolable,
said
that
she
was
hoping
and
praying
to
see
him
come
out
of
this.
She
called
him
a
true
fighter.

His
nephew
Kushal
Srivastava
said
that
he
passed
away
due
to
a
second
cardiac
arrest.
He
added
that
they
were
confident
till
yesterday
that
all
will
be
well
because
he
had
battling
it
for
two
months.

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Srivastava
Passes
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Raju
Srivastava
Passes
Away

On
the
other
hand,
Dr
Aneel
Murarka,
who
was
with
Raju
throughout
his
illness
at
the
hospital
in
Delhi
said
that
they
were
friends
since
college
days
and
he
knew
him
from
more
than
37
years.
He
added
that
both
of
them
struggled
and
they
never
knew
that
they
would
reach
till
here.
He
added
that
Raju
bhai
lived
a
life
they
are
proud
of
and
he
prays
that
the
late
comedian
will
find
peace
and
comfort
where
he
is.