Rest In Peace, Raju Srivastava

Veteran comedian Raju Srivastava, who had been a patient at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), passed away at the age of 58

On August 10, Raju Srivastava experienced a heart attack and required hospitalisation after reporting chest pains while using a treadmill at the gym

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The following day, he also had an angioplasty

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At AIIMS, Delhi, Raju Srivastava was being kept alive by a machine

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After 15 days of ventilator support, the comic regained consciousness

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On September 1, however, he was once more placed on ventilator support after developing a fever as high as 100 degrees

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Since the late 1980s, Raju has worked in the entertainment sector

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In 2005, he took part in the inaugural season of the stand-up comedy programme "The Great Indian Laughter Challenge," for which he was recognised

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He has appeared in movies like "Main Prem Ki Deewani Hoon," "Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya," and "Maine Pyar Kiya," among others

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Rest In Peace, Raju Srivastava

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