Srikesh Kumar, who had been kept in the mortuary freezer for more than seven hours after being presumed dead and later slipped into a coma, has passed away. He breathed his last late on Tuesday night. Kumar, 40, had been admitted to the Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial (LLRM) medical college in Meerut.

After he had slipped into a coma, he was on ventilator support and doctors put him under conservative treatment using medicines. Addressing reporters, his brother Satyanand Gautam, said: "My brother fought for his life but lost the battle after five days. He wanted to live. He showed signs of recovery as he used to respond whenever we called his name. His vitals were normal. However, he had a clot in his brain. We will take action against everyone responsible for his death."