Late Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar's daughter Dhruti arrived at the Bengaluru International Airport at 5pm on Saturday evening. She earlier landed at Delhi from the US around 1pm and then took a flight to Bengaluru. Dhruti will attend her father's cremation which is now scheduled to be held on Sunday.
Puneeth's cremation was earlier to be held on Saturday, however the Karnataka Chief Minister later announced the postponement of the actor's last rites. Since a huge number of fans continue to throng the Kanteerava Stadium where his body is kept, the cremation will now be held on Sunday, 31 October.
The late actor will be laid to rest next to his father Dr Rajkumar and mother Parvathamma Rajkumar.
Puneeth Rajkumar passed away on Friday afternoon after was admitted to a Bengaluru hospital following a heart attack. His untimely death has sent shockwaves throughout the nation. His body is currently being kept at the Kanteerava Stadium where family, friends and fan are paying their last respects.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai took to social media and called Puneeth's death a loss to Karanataka, "I am deeply shocked that Kannada celebrity Shri Puneet Raj Kumar died of a heart attack."
The 46-year-old star's sudden death has sent the entire state of Karnataka into mourning.
The Governor of Karnataka, Thawar Chand Gehlot, also paid his last respects to Puneeth Rajkumar at Kanteerava Stadium on Saturday.
Governor of Karnataka Thawar Chand Gehlot at Kateerava Stadium.
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