Singer KK dies after live concert, police to probe
KOLKATA: Kolkata Police has registered a case of unnatural death in connection with the sudden demise of singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, on Tuesday night.
The singer fell ill while performing at an event in Kolkata on May 31 and was brought to the CMRI hospital, where he was declared dead.
The case has been registered at the New Market police station where the police are awaiting the late singer’s family.
According to the police, after getting the family’s consent and body identification process, an inquest and post-mortem will be conducted.
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 postmortem.
KK was just 53 years old. One of the most versatile singers in the Indian film industry, KK has recorded songs in several languages, including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Bengali. He is survived by his wife and children.
KK was a musician who wasn’t labelled by any particular genre or style, his voice merely went hand-in-hand with the wonderful music of all kinds. KK sang upbeat dance songs as well as cheesy romantic hits, and this is what made him a singer of all ages who will forever be cherished in the hearts of his millions of fans across the globe. He was a singer who sang and performed till his last breath.
The demise of Bollywood singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, in Kolkata kicked off a political debate on Wednesday with the opposition BJP blaming the West Bengal administration for lapses and demanding an impartial probe, drawing a sharp retort from the ruling TMC which asked the saffron camp not to politicise death.
KK performed at a concert organised by Gurudas College at Nazrul Mancha in south Kolkata on Tuesday evening. He was
“feeling uneasy” after reaching his hotel and collapsed soon after, officials said.The singer was taken to a nearby private hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead on Tuesday night.
“There should be an impartial investigation into the incident as there was a complete lapse on the part of the administration to ensure proper security arrangements.”Around 7,000 people were reportedly present at the venue of the programme where the seating capacity was around 3,000 people. He was mobbed there, which means security arrangements were not in place for a VIP,” BJP state spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya said.
Reacting sharply to his comments, TMC state general secretary Kunal Ghosh said the BJP should stop its “vulture politics” and should not politicise an unfortunate incident.
“His death is really unfortunate, and all of us are really sad about it. But what the BJP is doing is not at all expected. The saffron camp should stop its vulture brand of politics. They should stop politicising death. We won’t be astonished if BJP starts claiming that KK was their party leader,” he said.