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Nana Patekar’s Family Arrives at Goa Hospital for Post‑Mortem
The family of veteran actor Nana Patekar, including his wife Neelakanti Patekar and son Malhar Patekar, arrived at Goa Medical College and Hospital on Thursday ahead of a post‑mortem that will be conducted by a three‑member team of doctors. Patekar, 75, died on Thursday morning after suffering a severe cardiac arrest at his residence in Goa. The actor’s death has prompted an outpouring of grief from the film industry and political circles across Maharashtra and Goa. His mortal remains will be taken to Pune for the last rites later this evening. Earlier in the day, former Union minister Sharad Pawar visited the mortuary to pay his last respects.
Goa Medical College has constituted a team of three doctors – associate professor Kedar Narvekar (Department of Medicine), assistant professor Pannag S Kumar (Department of Forensic Medicine), and lecturer Peter Rodrigues (Department of Pathology) – to conduct the post‑mortem. A medico‑legal case was registered because Patekar was ‘brought dead’ to the hospital despite efforts to revive him. “We have tried our best to give him cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), but he was declared dead at 5:20 and we had to make it a medico‑legal case since it was a case of being ‘brought dead’ and we do not know the cause of death. The police came and the body is now shifted to Goa Medical College for the post‑mortem. Once the post‑mortem is done, the body will be given to their relatives,” said Shekhar Salkar of Goa’s Manipal Hospital.
Salkar added that Patekar had messaged a friend that he was not feeling well at around 2:30 a.m., complaining of pain on his left side. By 4 a.m. he was gasping and sweating. He sent his caretaker to the hospital, and by the time they arrived he was unresponsive. CPR was started at home and the patient was shifted while on CPR, but he was declared dead at 5:20.
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant condoled the actor’s death. “Shocked and deeply saddened to learn about the demise of veteran actor Shri Nana Patekar Ji. With his remarkable journey across theatre, Hindi and Marathi cinema, his powerful performances and distinctive artistry left an indelible mark on Indian cinema. My heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, admirers and the entire film fraternity. May his soul attain Sadgati. Om Shanti,” he said via a post on X.