Raju Srivastava cremated; Sunil Pal, Ahsaan Qureshi and Surendra Sharma attend comedian's last rites

Late comedian Raju Srivastava's final journey began today morning as his mortal remains were taken to Nigambodh Ghat crematorium for last rites. His colleagues Sunil Pal and Ahsaan Qureshi reached Delhi to attend his funeral. (Photo: ANI (RIGHT))

Raju Srivastava's family decided to keep the funeral in Delhi since his brother stays here. A source told ETimes TV, "Raju's brother stays in Delhi. Hence they decided that the cremation would be easier in Delhi rather than getting the body all the way back to Mumbai." (Photo: ANI)

The van carrying Raju Srivastava's mortal remains was surrounded by fans of the comedian who came specially to pay their last tributes to him. (Photo: ANI)

Sunil Pal reached Delhi to attend his friend's last rites. Talking to ANI said, "Raju Srivastava was today's Charlie Chaplin. He was a very hardworking person and use to perform on stage for 2-3 hours continuously. The audience loved to see him perform on stage and he also loved his work. If people consider us star performers, then Raju Srivastava was the entire sky. He was our teacher but never made us feel that. Raju Ji was very down-to-earth and a great persona. He will always be remembered." (Photo: ANI)

Comedian Ahsaan Qureshi, whose friendship with Raju Srivastava started with The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, was also present at the funeral along with Sunil Pal. (Photo: ANI)

Comedian Surendra Sharma is also present at the funeral. He was spotted at the Nigambodh Ghat crematorium for Raju Srivastava's last rites.