Congress's Adhir Ranjan demands thorough probe in singer KK's death

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday demanded a thorough inquiry into the death of singer KK after a live concert in KolkataAll said and done I demand a thorough inquiry behind the sad demise of singer KK by a competent authority The prevailing ambience of the Nazrul Mancha during his performance reveals many unsavoury questions including critical mismanagement of the said platform which might have triggered his death said Chowdhury in a Twitter postSinger Krishnakumar Kunnath better known as KK passed away on Tuesday evening The singer fell ill while performing at an event in Kolkata and was brought to the CMRI hospital where he was declared deadStaff members of Nazrul Manch where the concert was held said people were more than the capacity wherein the crowd was jumping from the boundary and some broke the gatesKKs show was at 7 pm He was sweating and took water in between He left only after completing the programme Our seat capacity was 2482 but the crowd was more than double the capacity The crowd broke the gate The spray was used outside the auditorium to disperse the crowd It was done by their organizer bouncers No spray was used inside the auditorium Chandan Maity Nazrul Mancha staff told ANIThe tiles inside the auditorium were found brokenKKs show started around 7 pm yesterday In between he went for a break for 10 minutes It was overcrowded There were more people than the capacity of the auditorium There was a ruckus outside to get entry people were jumping across the boundary They were pushing the gate said Muzaffar Hussain another staff member at Nazrul ManchaKolkata Police have registered a case of unnatural death in connection with the sudden demise of singer KK The case has been registered at the New Market police stationKolkata Joint Commissioner of Police Crime Murlidhar Sharma arrived at The Oberoi Grand where singer KK was stayingMeanwhile the family of the singer arrived in Kolkata todayThe mortal remains of the singer have been kept at SSKM hospital where the postmortem will be done The mortal remains of KK will be handed over to the family after the postmortem A probe into the matter is underway Investigators are waiting for the preliminary report of the postmortemMourning the demise of KK Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a Twitter post said The sudden and untimely demise of the Bollywood playback singer KK shocks and saddens us My colleagues have been working since last night to ensure that all requisite support is given for necessary formalities his rites and to his family now My deep condolencesWest Bengal Government has announced to give a gun salute to singer KK who passed away yesterday in Kolkata after a live concertThe gun salute will be given at Rabindra Sadan Kolkata in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata BanerjeeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever