Raju Srivastava ‘critical and on ventilator’ following heart attack 

Popular comedian-actor Raju Srivastava is “critical and on ventilator” in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the AIIMS, said hospital sources on Thursday. Following a heart attack on Wednesday, the 58-year-old stand-up comic was admitted to the hospital where he underwent angioplasty.

“He is critical and on ventilator in the ICU,” the source told PTI. Srivastava’s cousin Ashok Srivastava had on Wednesday evening said the comic suffered a heart attack while exercising.

“He was doing his routine exercise and while he was on the treadmill, he suddenly fell down. He suffered a heart attack and was immediately taken to the AIIMS hospital. And hehad told PTI, adding that the actor-comedian’s wife Shikha Srivastava had reached Delhi. Srivastava is the current chairman of the Film Development Council Uttar Pradesh.