Rishi Kapoor's Leaked Video During his Final Moments: Hospital Authorities React

A leaked video of late actor Rishi Kapoor fighting for life in his last hours in the ICU has enraged many people including Bollywood celebrities on social media. The management at Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, where the veteran actor breathed his last, has issued a statement on Friday saying they would investigate the leak and circulation of videos.

"It has come to our attention that a video of one of our patients is surfacing on digital media platforms. At Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, patient confidentiality and privacy is of utmost importance to us and we strongly condemn such actions. The hospital management is investigating the incident and strict action will be taken against the perpetrators," read the statement issued by the hospital management.

In the video that has been doing the rounds of social media, an ICU staff can be seen sneakily recording as Rishi Kapoor struggles while lying on the hospital bed. After the veteran actor passed away on Thursday morning, numerous videos featuring his mortal remains started doing the rounds on social media.

In one video, the late actor's son Ranbir Kapoor along with priests can be seen offering obeisance to his remains even as he lies in the hospital bed. In another, the body is being taken out on a stretcher and boarded to a van for the crematorium. Many other similar videos have mushroomed.While a section of the netizens is circulating these videos, many have accused the hospital of irresponsible behavior, saying this amounts to an invasion of privacy. Several netizens have questioned the morality of hospital staff, assuming they shot the videos since there is no question of outsiders amid the lockdown.