CONFIRMED: Sidharth Shukla’s death not natural, actor died due to cocktail of medication

MUMBAI: An investigation by Indyatv.in has found that over the last few years TV actor Sidharth Shukla was taking or had consumed, cocktails of medication, some of them possibly banned and prohibited, except under expert medical guidance, which affected his heart, arterial and cardiac muscles, etc., ultimately leading to a premature, abrupt and massive heart attack that took his life on 2nd Sept.

Indyatv.in spoke to several people who were associated with Sidharth Shukla over the years. It seems Sidharth was in rehab or had undergone rehabilitation, the exact reasons are unclear and we do not want to hazard guesses as the actor is no longer able to speak for himself. ALSO READ: Raju Srivastava undergoes angioplasty after suffering cardiac arrest while working out

He had a drinking problem and was also a chain smoker. Probably, the rehab was for his drinking problem.

Then he put on tons of weight during his rehab period and allegedly took steroids to loose weight and mass and get a lean look. This has already appeared in print and in the media and similar accusations were made against Sidharth by his co-inmates when he was in Bigg Boss. Both Hindustani Bhau and Rashmi Desai had said similar things and made similar accusations and Sidharth never refuted the allegations or clarified or gave his version. He never spoke on the topic and ignored it completely, possibly on the advice of his PR team.

While in Bigg Boss, Rashmi Desai referring to Sidharth Shukla said: “he has a giant physique but has a small kid in it”.

Speaking about the Dil Se DIl Tak co-star, actor Kunal Verma had told the Times of India in 2018: “He is an unprofessional maniac and a psycho. I think he needs psychiatric treatment again. I heard he had gone to a rehab once and I think he needs to visit it again.” What Verma was referring to was Sidharth Shukla’s drinking and anger management issues. Sidharth used to get very violent when he was drunk and even a small trigger could cause him to get very violent and uncontrollable when he was drunk.

According to a Hindustan Times report, Paras Chhabra, who was not on good terms with Sidharth when they began their Bigg Boss journey, had told Devoleena that Sidharth was in rehab for a year. Paras also claimed that Sidharth took steroids to lose weight that he had gained during his stay at the rehab.

Several co-stars and actors who worked with Sidharth Shukla told us off the record and on condition of anonymity, that Sidharth had behavioral problems, including anger management issues and was prescribed psychotropic drugs to calm down his volatile anger. To loose weight and to build muscle tone, Sidharth was taking steroids, probably without proper medical supervision. Then there were complaints of smoking and people said at times Sidharth smoked like a chimney.

There were several other medicines and medications that Sidharth took from time to time over the years. He was often believed to self-medicate without consulting medical experts.

The cocktail of drugs which he consumed over the days leading to his death are believed to be the trigger for the massive heart attack that fateful night.

The side-effects of some of the drugs he had taken caused clogging of the arteries and veins in his body, while others manipulated his blood pressure and heart beat, days before he died. The heart attack was waiting to happen with so much pressure on his cardiovascular system.

RIP Sidharth.. hope you are in a place where you don’t need to take such deadly drugs.