For the past few days, Raju Srivastava had been battling between life and death after suffering cardiac arrest. It was on August 10, 2022, when Raju had collapsed on the treadmill in a South Delhi gym and was hospitalised in Delhi’s AIIMS. The gym’s trainer had rushed him to the hospital and gave him CPR, followed by angioplasty.
The veteran comedian was kept on life support at AIIMS and regained consciousness after 15 days of being on the ventilator. Now, in a tragic turn of events, it is reported that Raju Srivastava passed away after his health deteriorated. The 58-year-old breathed his last at the hospital and his family confirmed the news.
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Ever since Raju’s hospitalization, there were many fake reports doing rounds in the media about his demise. However, his wife, Shikha Srivastava had opened up about his health condition and made a special request to the internet users to not spread fake stories about him. In an interview with the ETimes, Raju Srivastava’s wife, Shika had stated:
“Raju ji’s health is stable and doctors are doing their job very diligently and the entire management is working day and night to make sure that Raju ji gets well soon. We have full faith in them and Raju ji is a fighter and he is going to win this battle. He will fight it out and will come back to entertain you all, this is my promise to you all. We are getting wishes, blessings and a lot of people are praying and doing puja for his health and everyone’s vibration is very positive. I know the prayers are not going to go unanswered. I just want to urge everyone to continue praying for their health.”
On August 25, 2022, it was reported that Raju had gained consciousness but his nephew denied the same. His daughter, Antara Srivastava also shared a message from the comedian's official IG handle, which could be read as:
“Dear all well-wishers, My dad Mr. Raju Srivastava Ji's condition is stable and he continues to recover slowly. Hc is on thc ventilator at the moment. Only statements from AI IMS Delhi and Raju Ji's official social media accounts are trustworthy and genuine. Any other news or statements from anyone else is unreliable. The doctors and their entire team at AIIMS Delhi are working hard and diligently. We're thankful to them and all his well-wishers. Request you all to continue your love and prayers for his speedy recovery."
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Talking about Raju Srivastava’s film journey, he started his career by taking small roles in famous films like Maine Pyar Kiya, Baazigar, Bombay to Goa and Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya. He rose to fame after appearing on the show, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge in 2005.
RIP Raju Srivastava!
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