Mumbai: The sudden demise of television heartthrob Sidharth Shukla has left the entire TV and film industry in shock. At the age of 40, Sidharth was found unconscious at his house Thursday morning.
Family members rushed him to Mumbai Cooper Hospital where he was declared brought dead. The post-mortem report of Sidharth has been handed over to the police.
According to a report, Sidharth had called Shehnaaz to his house Wednesday night when he felt uncomfortable.
The report says that Wednesday night, when Sidharth was feeling uneasy and was getting restless, his mother Rita Shukla and friend Shehnaaz were present with him.
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“Sidharth on the other hand could not sleep so he asked Shehnaaz to be with him and just pat his back,” the report quoted a source close to the late actor.
It is also said that his mother and Shehnaaz offered him ice cream and lemonade to make him feel uncomfortable.
It has been told in the report that at around 1.30 pm, Sidharth lay on the lap of his close friend and alleged girlfriend Shehnaaz for some time and after that slowly moved away. After this both of them fell asleep and Shehnaaz woke up at around seven in the morning and saw Sidharth lying in the same position as he was at night.
There was no movement in his body. When Shehnaaz tried to wake him up, he did move. Seeing this, Shehnaaz panicked and went straight to Sidharth’s mother on the fifth floor. After this his sister was informed about this and the family doctor was called who declared the actor dead at his place.
While reports suggest that the cause of his death is to be a heart attack, fans are unable to digest the fact and have been demanding a thorough probe into the matter.