Sidharth Shukla’s last rites took place at a crematorium in Mumbai yesterday afternoon. His mortal remains were taken from Cooper Hospital to the crematorium yesterday afternoon for the last rites. Asim Riaz, Arjun Bijlani, Rashami Desai, Arti Singh and Rakhi Sawant were among those who bid the actor a tearful farewell. Aly Goni, who was seen visiting Sidharth’s family with girlfriend Jasmin Bhasin on Thursday evening soon after they returned from Ladakh, was among those seen at his residence yesterday morning. Nikki Tamboli was accompanied by Vikas Gupta, while Prince Narula came with his wife Yuvika Chaudhary.

The actor’s autopsy was completed on Thursday night and according to reports, “no external or internal injuries were found”. The viscera report, which determines the cause of death when autopsies are unconvincing, is still on hold. The doctors have reserved their opinion on the post-mortem, as per reports.

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Some unverified reports have quoted Shehnaaz Gill’s father Santokh Singh Sukh as saying that she is inconsolable and that she told him Sidharth “died in my arms”. However neither Shehnaaz nor the family have confirmed the same.

Industry friends posted messages on social media, urging Shehnaaz to stay strong. Aly wrote “Chehra jo hamesha haste hue dekha.. khush dekha… lekin aaj jaisa dekha bass dil toot gaya stay strong sana,” while Jaan Kumar Sanu said, “Aaj jo dekha, yakeen karne mein waqt lagega. Stay strong Shehnaaz.” Rahul Mahajan, who visited Sidharth’s residence to pay his last respects, was quoted as saying that Shehnaaz has gone “completely pale as if a storm had just passed by and washed away everything.”

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Initial reports stated that Sidharth told his mother that he was feeling uneasy at around 3 am on Thursday, as per a source close to the family. “His mother gave him some water and he went back to sleep. However, in the morning Sidharth did not get up. His mother tried to wake him up, but he did not respond. His mother called his sister, who called the doctor, who declared him dead and asked them to take the body to the hospital immediately,” said the source.