Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar passed away on Friday at the Vikram hospital in Bengaluru after suffering a heart attack, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has confirmed.
The actor suffered a heart attack earlier in the day and was admitted to the hospital’s intensive care unit.
He developed chest pain in the morning and visited his family doctor for an ECG. Following the ECG, he was asked to rush to the hospital.
He was admitted to Vikram Hospital’s ICU in a serious condition around 11.30 am, a doctor at the hospital said.
Puneeth’s body is to be kept at Kanteerava stadium for people to pay homage.
Kannada film stars and Puneeth’s elder brother Shivarajkumar reached the hospital earlier in the day.
Yash, Darshan, Ravichandran also rushed to the hospital. Security was intensified at the hospital and near the actor’s home in the city’s Sadashivanagar.
