Renowned singer KK's last rites to be held in Mumbai today

New Delhi: Renowned singer KK's last rites will be performed at Mumbai's Versova cremation ground on Thursday morning, news agency PTI reported.

KK, who lived in the Park Plaza complex in the Versova area of Mumbai will have his final rites in the city. His last rites will be performed at Muktidham Shamsham in Versova near the house.

According to Mumbai Airport sources, the singer's body was brought to Mumbai in an Air India aircraft, which arrived at around 8.35 pm on Wednesday.

Earlier on Wednesday, the West Bengal government paid last respect to KK with a gun salute to his body.

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.

Ms. 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.

Krishnakumar Kunnath, known by his stage name KK died 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.

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.