The body of singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, was brought to his Mumbai home this morning. The legendary singer’s final rites will be held today in Mumbai, according to news agency ANI
KK will begin his final journey post noon today. He will be cremated at Mumbai’s Versova Hindu Cemetry. His bollywood colleagues are expected at the funeral.
KK’s daughter Tamara shared a post in memory of her father on Instagram. She shared the funeral card and wrote, “Love you forever dad.”
The singer died while being taken to a hospital after a high-octane performance at a crowded Kolkata auditorium yesterday. Questions have been raised about the alleged lack of ventilation amid the extreme heat during the concert.
According to news agency PTI, the singer’s death was caused by cardiac arrest, according to the preliminary autopsy findings. A final report should be available soon.
The staff of Nazrul Manch auditorium in south Kolkata, where KK’s concert was held, said the venue was overcrowded. “Our seat capacity was 2,482 but the crowd was more than double the capacity. The crowd broke the gate,” auditorium employee Chandan Maity told ANI.
KK died due to a cardiac arrest, the preliminary findings of the post-mortem report indicated, said news agency PTI. Police also said that there was no “foul play” behind the singer’s death.
“The initial report suggested that the singer died because of myocardial infarction. There was no foul play behind his death. Clinical examination also found that the singer was having prolonged cardiac issues,” an officer told news agency PTI.
KK was known for songs like ‘Pal’ and ‘Yaaron’, which went on to become big hits among teens in the late 1990s, often heard during school and college farewells and teen cultural events.
