Veteran actress Rajeeta Kochhar passes away at 70

Veteran actor Rajeeta Kochhar, best known for her performance in TV shows Hatim and Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, has died following kidney failure and cardiac arrest at a hospital here, her niece Nupur Kampani said on Saturday. She was 70.

Kochhar was admitted to Zen Multi Speciality Hospital in Chembur on Tuesday after her sugar level shot up.

We had admitted her to the hospital on Tuesday after her sugar (level) went up and her heartbeat was low. She was in the ICU. She was getting stable but then all her parameters failed and she passed away on Friday morning at 10.26 am at the hospital due to kidney failure and cardiac arrest, Kampani told PTI.

Kochhar is survived by her husband Rajesh Kochhar and daughter Kapisha. Her last rites will be held on December 25 at 11.30 am at a crematorium in Chembur after her daughter’s arrival from the UK. A prayer meet will be organised on Monday, December 26.