Post-Mortem to Be Conducted on Body of Veteran Actor Sunil Thapa

Kathmandu. The body of veteran actor Sunil Thapa will undergo a post-mortem examination. The decision comes after his family requested that the autopsy be performed before the final rites.

The family wishes for the cremation to take place only after the post-mortem, according to Mohan Niraula, President of the Artists' Association. "Family members arrived from Mumbai last night (Saturday) at 10 o'clock," said President Niraula. "Since the family has requested a post-mortem, it will be conducted first today."

Thapa passed away on Saturday morning due to a heart attack at Norvic Hospital in Thapathali. Thapa, who resided in an apartment in Shankhamul, had been active in both the Nepali and Indian film industries for a long time. He acted in over 300 films combined in Bollywood and Nepali cinema.

Thapa, who succeeded in bringing fame and respect to the role of the 'villain' in Nepali cinema comparable to that of a hero, was popularly known by the name 'Rate Kaila'. He established this identity through his role in the film 'Chino'. Thapa lived alone in Nepal, while other members of his family reside in Mumbai, India.