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Veteran Actor Nana Patekar Passes Away in Goa at Age of 75
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Moneycontrol•08-10-2026, 09:37
Veteran Actor Nana Patekar Passes Away in Goa at Age of 75
- •Veteran actor Nana Patekar passed away in Goa in the early hours of Thursday, October 8.
- •Dr Shekhar Salkar of Manipal Hospital stated that the actor was brought dead after attempts to revive him failed.
- •Nana Patekar had messaged a friend at 2:30 am stating he felt unwell, but the message went unseen due to the late hour.
- •A friend arrived at his residence around 4:00 am to find him sweating and losing consciousness.
- •An emergency response team administered cardiac massage before shifting him to the hospital, where he was declared dead at 5:30 am.
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Nana Patekar messaged a friend around 2:30 am stating he felt unwell, but because it was nighttime, the message went unseen. His friend arrived at his residence around 4 am to find him sweating and becoming unconscious, prompting them to contact his caretaker and the hospital's emergency response team.
Upon arrival at Manipal Hospital, doctors and the emergency response team continued resuscitation and cardiac massage attempts for approximately 45 minutes to an hour, but he could not be revived and was declared dead by 5:30 am.
Because the incident was treated as a medico-legal case (MLC), a police case was officially registered, and his body was subsequently taken to Goa Medical College for a post-mortem examination.
