Sidharth Shukla’s family expressed their heartfelt gratitude to everyone who had been part of the actor’s journey and had showered him with unconditional love. His last rites took place on Friday (3rd September) in the Oshiwara crematorium.

The Statement issued by the Shukla’s family reads: “Heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has been a part of Sidharth’s journey and showered him with unconditional love. It definitely doesn’t end here as he now resides in our hearts forever! Sidharth valued his privacy, hence we request you to allow our family the privacy to grieve. A special Thank You to the Mumbai Police force for their sensitivity and compassion. They have been like a shield, protecting us and standing by us every minute of the day! Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. Om Shanti – The Shukla Family.”

The family also thanked Mumbai police for shieling and protecting them and further wrote, “A special Thank You to the Mumbai Police force for their sensitivity and compassion. They have been like a shield, protecting us and standing by us every minute of the day! Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers!” the statement concluded.

Shukla’s family is also organising a prayer meet on Monday, 6 September at 5pm. The meditation will be held by BK Yogani And the Late Actor’s soul will be blessed by sister Shivani and the Brahma Kumaris.

Karanvir Bohra took to his social media, He wrote, “Let’s all come together today at 5pm for special prayers and blessings for our friend #sidharthshukla organized by his mother #ritaaunty and his sisters #neetu and #preeti and sister #shivanididi @brhamakumaris_bk #seeyouagain on the other side bro 🙏.”

The unfortunate news has left everyone speechless and all his co actors and friends expressed their grief for their huge loss. Comedian Kapil Sharma took to twitter handle and penned a note for the 40 year old actor and his family “Oh god, it’s really shocking n heartbreaking, my condolences to the family n prayers for the departed soul. Om Shanti.” While on the other side Arti Singh and Shefali Jariwala who used to be Siddharth’s other Bigg Boss 13 co-contestants reached his house to be the support for his mother who lost her son.

Himanshi Khurrana who is still in shock mourned down in his social media handle. He wrote, “Kahani khatam hui or aise khatam hui ki ………………sab ro diye taliya bjate 💔 #ripsidharthshukla #omshanti.”

Asim who shared a very special bond with the late actor while they were in the Bigg Boss house left heartbroken and penned down a very sorrowful note with a couple of picture of himself and the actor from the sets of Bigg Boss, “💔 I m gonna meet you in heaven brother…R I P sidharthshukla.” Asim also shared a video clip with the song “Tera Yaar Hoon” playing in the background. Along with the video, he wrote, “I had dream in the morning about the big boss journey…. And I saw Siddarth after watching his bb clip he came and gave a hug to me…💔 I stil can’t believe this , see you on the other side SiD.”

On Thursday, Mumbai police informed a chemical analysis which will be conducted as part of the postmortem procedure of the late actor.

Police have now recorded the family’s statement. In addition to the statement, the officials have outlined the fact that Shukla was fine till yesterday evening.

“It was around 3-4 AM that he started feeling a bit uneasy and complained about chest pain. He asked for cold water and went to sleep, the family. In the morning, he asked for water and again complained about chest pain after which he fell unconscious. He was rushed to  Cooper hospital, where he was declared dead,” said Sidharth’s family.

He was brought dead to the hospital. The cause of death will be known after a post-mortem is conducted… it will take some time,” Cooper Hospital said in a statement.

As per sources, his last rites are likely to take place tomorrow after reports from his postmortem come in.

Actor Karan Kundra, who was recently seen in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, just disclosed his last conversation with Shukla. Kundra expressed his pain, shock and grief through his Instagram.

Karen wrote: “Shocking.. just last night we were talking about how well you’re doing.. can’t believe it! Gone too soon buddy gone too soon RIP will remember you are always smiling.. extremely sad.”

Sidharth was allegedly brought dead to the hospital on September 02. Initial evidence indicates his death was due to a heart attack but the confirmed cause of his death is yet to be determined.

Dean Dr. Shailesh Mohite said that he was “brought dead”. “We will be sending his body for an autopsy shortly. We cannot comment on his cause of death before a post mortem has been carried out. There are no injury marks or anything on the body,” the dean said.

As per sources, Shukla’s last rites are likely to take place tomorrow, since postmortem reports are yet to come.

Soon after the news of Sidharth Sukla’s demise was out, his fans and entire Twitter expressed grief .

He was brought dead to the hospital some time ago,” the senior Cooper Hospital official told PTI.

The news has come as a shocker for Netizens as well as for many celebrities too, sharing their disbelief, his friends and colleagues from the industry took to social media to mourn the sudden demise.

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Our condolences to the family of the lost soul and may the departed soul rest in peace.

“The only secret behind why SidNaaz is still a thing is because it is genuine. We shared a pure relationship. I think people are connected to that. The way he adored and showered love on me, I really felt nice about it. We both had some sort of feelings for each other. It was very cute. I will agree that my relationship with him is different. He’s like my family,” Gill revealed in a previous interview.

The first time their bond was highlighted was when Himanshi Khurrana entered the house and Gill had a panic attack due to the ‘rivalry’ they already had outside the house. But Sidharth stood by her side, supporting and calming her. Despite all the fights and quarrels, they managed to grow their chemistry.

After Shukla’s death hit the internet like a storm, fans were seen worried about Shehnaaz Gill. Now rumours suggest that Gill was in the middle of a shoot when she first heard about Shukla’s demise and has now left the set.

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