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KK's last rites to be held at 1 pm in Mumbai, late singer's family announces in official post

The last rites of playback singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, known by his stage name KK, will be held in Mumbai on Thursday, the family confirmed in an Instagram post.

You will be loved forever and fondly missed read the post that also gave details of the 'antim darshan' that will be held between 10.30 am to 12.30 pm.

The funeral proceedings and last rite rituals will be held at 1 pm at the Versova Hindu cemetery at Andheri, it was announced.

KK passed away on Tuesday night at the age of 53, hours after his performance at an event in Kolkata. He was later brought to the CMRI hospital, where he was declared dead.

"His family said the last rites will be held in Mumbai at Versova cremation ground tomorrow morning," the source told PTI on Wednesday night.

According to Mumbai Airport sources, the singer's mortal remains were being brought to Mumbai in an Air India aircraft, which arrived around 8.35 pm.

Earlier in the day, the West Bengal government paid last respect to KK with a gun salute to his mortal remains.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who supervised the proceedings, paid floral tributes to the late singer, whose body was kept at Rabindra Sadan for some time.

Banerjee was seen consoling KK's wife and other family members who were present at the venue.

The singer's body was brought to Rabindra Sadan after a post-mortem examination was conducted at state-run SSKM Hospital earlier in the day, an official said.

His mortal remains were taken to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and handed over to his family.

KK, who was known for his unforgettable tracks like 'Tadap Tadap', 'Bas Ek Pal', 'Aankhon Mein Teri', 'It's The Time To Disco' and non-film songs such as 'Pal', had performed at Nazrul Mancha Tuesday evening and also on Monday. He was scheduled to return to New Delhi on Wednesday.

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