Veteran Hindi and Marathi cinema actor Vishwanath (Nana) Gajanan Patekar died suddenly in Goa on 8 October. 75-year-old Nana was found unconscious at his Dona Pola home in the early hours. After this he was immediately taken to the nearest hospital. According to the initial report of doctors, the cause of his death is believed to be cardiac arrest. After this incident, Panaji Police has registered a case of unnatural death.
The police had received information from the hospital at around 8:07 am that Nana had been brought to the emergency ward in a dead state. At present SI Nitin Naik is completing further formalities and investigation of this case.
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police action
Panaji Police had received a call from Manipal Hospital, Bambolim that a person had been brought dead from the house at 'Ocean Park' in Dona Pola. According to official documents, the deceased was identified as Vishwanath (Nana) Gajanan Patekar, son of Gajanan Patekar. His permanent address is Andheri West, Mumbai. As soon as the information was received, the police officers reached the hospital and talked to the doctor and gave an update to the officials. After this, a case of 'Unnatural Death' (UD No. 62/2026) was registered.
Last farewell with state honors
Nana's last rites were performed with full state honors late night on 8 October (Thursday). As soon as the news of his demise came out, there was a wave of mourning in the entire country and the film world. His mortal remains were brought from Goa to Pune, where the last rites were performed with full state honors at his farmhouse in Donje. On this occasion, his son Malhar Patekar said that personalities like Nana Saheb always remain immortal because of their achievements.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and many other big leaders visited his farmhouse in Pune and paid tribute to him. Many celebrities from the film industry including Jackie Shroff, director Anil Sharma, Anees Bazmee and producer Firoz Nadiadwala reached Donaje village. Everyone reached there and consoled the family at this time.