Shravan Rathod Contracted COVID After Attending Kumbh Mela, Musician's Wife And Son Unable To Attend His Funeral

Shravan Rathod music composer duo Nadeem-Shravan breathed his last yesterday. He had been put on a ventilator after contracting COVID and complaining of breathlessness. He died due to multiple organ failure. Now, his son Sanjeev has revealed that the musician contracted the deadly virus after visiting the Kumbh Mela.

Talking to Indian Express, Sanjeev Rathod revealed that the the musician and his wife had visited Kumbh Mela a few days back. It was after they returned from the mela that Shravan Rathod complained of breathlessness. He then got himself tested for COVID-19 and the reports came positive. The entire family has actually tested positive and now Shravan's elder son and his wife would not even be able to see him for one last time. Sanjeev said, “We had never thought our family would have to go through such tough times, my father passed away, I am Covid positive and so is my mother. My brother is also positive and is in home isolation, but since our father has died, he is being allowed to do the final procedures to do last rites for our father.” He also added that his mother, who is also admitted to Seven Hills and in on the bed next to him, is inconsolable.

Sanjeev also addressed rumours of the hospital not handing over the body to the family over failure to pay medical bills. Refuting these reports, he added, “There were some rumours that the hospital is not giving us our father’s body following an issue with billing, but it is untrue, the hospital has been very supportive and they did everything they could to help my father.”

Lyricist Sammer, who had collaborated with Shravan for several projects tolf TOI, "What can be worse than this if your nearest and dearest ones cannot be anywhere near you, neither in your last hours nor when you have left the world of living?"

Sanjeev said thaty his younger brother, whoo was in home isolation, would do the last rites “My brother Darshan has left for the hospital and will get dad’s body there, BMC is helping us with ambulance, etc as he is positive too.”

The number of COVID-19 cases are on a steep rise and several patients all over the nation have been thrown into a crisis with the shortage of oxygen cans available. India recorded the highest number of COVID cases in the world in a day yesterday.