By PTI
KOLKATA: Kolkata Police has registered a case of unnatural dying over the demise of famend Bollywood singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly often called KK, and began an investigation, at the same time as opposition BJP blamed the West Bengal authorities for lapses, drawing a pointy retort from the ruling TMC which requested the saffron social gathering to not politicise dying.
Post-mortem examination of the singer’s mortal stays was performed and the report is awaited, police mentioned.
“Police has spoken with supervisor and different staffers of the lodge the place KK had put up.
A case of unnatural dying has been registered with New Market Police Station, below whose jurisdiction the lodge falls the place the singer felt unwell earlier than being taken to a hospital,” an officer advised PTI.
“We are scrutinising CCTV footage to understand what had happened before he was taken to the hospital,” the police officer mentioned, including that two individuals have been questioned in reference to the case.
An preliminary probe has revealed that the 53-year-old singer, who was on a two-day tour to Kolkata to carry out at two school programmes, was “almost mobbed” by fan followers on the lodge the place he had returned to after acting at Nazrul Mancha auditorium within the southern a part of the town, he mentioned.
“The singer had allowed a few fan followers to take snaps with him, however then he refused to hold on with the selfie session.
He left the foyer after which went upstairs the place he had reportedly stumbled and fallen on the ground.
People who had been with him knowledgeable the lodge authorities,” the officer mentioned.
KK was then rushed to a non-public hospital within the southern a part of the town the place he was declared “brought dead” by medical doctors, he mentioned, including that in all probability due to the autumn, the singer had two accidents — one on the left aspect of his brow and one other on his lips.
“He was brought to the hospital around 10 pm. It’s unfortunate that we could not treat him,” a senior official of the hospital mentioned.
Doctors on the hospital mentioned they suspected “cardiac arrest” to be the reason for the dying.
“The autopsy report will throw light on the exact cause of death. We are waiting for it,” the police officer mentioned.
Meanwhile, West Bengal authorities paid final respect to KK with gun salute to his mortal stays.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who supervised the proceedings, paid floral tributes to the late singer, whose physique was stored at Rabindra Sadan for a while.
Banerjee was seen consoling KK’s spouse and different members of the family who had been current on the venue.
The singer’s physique was delivered to Rabindra Sadan after autopsy examination was performed at state-run SSKM Hospital earlier within the day, an official mentioned.
His mortal stays had been taken to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and handed over to his household, who will fly to Mumbai with the physique, he mentioned.
Banerjee minimize quick her programme in Bankura district and reached Kolkata.
“The sudden and untimely demise of the Bollywood playback singer KK shocks and saddens us. My colleagues have been working from last night to ensure that all requisite support is given for necessary formalities, his rites and to his family now. My deep condolences,” she tweeted.
“KK was a youth icon. We have lost a great singer,” she mentioned.
The singer had carried out at Nazrul Mancha Tuesday night and in addition on Monday.
He was scheduled to return to New Delhi on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the incident has triggered political blame sport with the BJP demanding an neutral probe, whereas the TMC asking it to not politicise dying.
“There ought to be an neutral investigation into the incident as there was an entire lapse on the a part of the administration to make sure correct safety preparations.
“Around 7,000 folks had been reportedly current on the venue of the programme the place the seating capability was round 3,000 folks.
He was mobbed there, which suggests safety preparations weren’t in place for a VIP,” BJP state spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya mentioned.
Echoing him, BJP nationwide secretary Anupam Hazra mentioned strict motion ought to be taken towards the organisers.
“What was the capacity of the hall and how many people were allowed entry? Was the air-conditioning enough for such a gathering? What was the oxygen level at the auditorium? These things need to be looked into,” he tweeted in Bengali.
West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury additionally demanded an inquiry by a “competent authority”.
“All mentioned and carried out I do demand an intensive inquiry behind the unhappy demise of singer #KK by a reliable authority.
The prevailing atmosphere of the Najrul Mancha throughout his efficiency reveals many unsavoury questions together with essential mismangement of the mentioned platform which could have been triggered his dying,” he tweeted.
Reacting sharply to BJP’s feedback, TMC state normal secretary Kunal Ghosh mentioned the saffron social gathering ought to cease its “vulture politics” and shouldn’t politicise an unlucky incident.
“His death is really unfortunate, and all of us are really sad about it. But what the BJP is doing is not at all expected. The saffron camp should stop its vulture brand of politics. They should stop politicising death. We won’t be astonished if BJP starts claiming that KK was their party leader,” he mentioned.
Ghosh mentioned the administration is taking all measures and an investigation is underway.
Senior state minister and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim mentioned air-conditioning was working however there was an awesome crowd.
“KK was a very fashionable singer and had an enormous fan following among the many younger era. I’ve heard that the capability was round 2,800 however round 7,000 folks had tried to enter the corridor to have a glimpse of him and hearken to his tune.
“You can’t ask the police to baton charge a crowd as they wanted to listen to his song. The air-conditioning was completely in order. I would request everyone not to politicise death,” he mentioned.
Initial hits reminiscent of ‘Pyaar Ke Pal’ and ‘Yaaron’ made KK standard among the many youths of the nation.
As a playback singer, he has recorded Bollywood numbers reminiscent of ‘Ankhon Mein Teri’ (Om Shanti Om), ‘Zara Sa’ (Jannat), ‘Khuda Jaane’ (Bachna Ae Hasino) and ‘Tadap Tadap’ (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam).
A flexible singer, KK has additionally recorded songs in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi and Bengali, amongst different languages.
