Mumbai: Doctors have said there was no foul play in the death of Sidharth Shukla The TV actor died of a heart attack on Thursday at the age of 40.
As for the post-mortem report, the doctors have not given any opinion so far. All the reports are pending and nothing is conclusive. His viscera has been preserved. A histopathology study and CA report (Chemical Analysis) will reveal the cause of death. No external or internal injuries were found in the post-mortem report. According to the cops, since the body was directly brought to the hospital, double checks are being done, News18 reported.
His family has also not raised any doubts till now. Even the police don’t suspect any foul play. The police were not informed about Sidharth Shukla’s death initially. The actor’s sister, brother-in-law, cousin brother, and three friends reached Cooper hospital with an ambulance carrying Siddharth Shukla. The doctors declared him dead before arrival.
Notably, the actor’s post-mortem was recorded on a video. A team of doctors, cops, and witnesses conducted punchnama of the body. The body was examined a second time in front of the cops. After the examination, it was taken for post-mortem, which started at 3:45 on Thursday. As the case is sensitive, the police didn’t want to take any chances, taking lessons from previous experience of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. Hence, everything was videographed.
The funeral is slated to take place at 12 pm today. The actor’s body will be handed over to his family and taken to his Oshiwara home in Mumbai. Sidharth Shukla will be cremated in Oshiwara. The preliminary report or post-mortem report is yet to be shared by officials. The funeral was earlier supposed to happen at the Brahma Kumaris, but because of permission issues, it will now take place in Oshiwara. Meanwhile, the ambulance has reached Cooper Hospital to take his body for final rites, the report added.
