The mortal remains of popular actor and comedian Jaspal Bhatti, were consigned to flames at Chandigarh by his son Jasraj in the evening.

Jaspal Bhatti (57) breathed his last at a Jalandhar hospital, suffering serious head injuries after his car rammed into a tree near Shahkot in Nakodar area of the Jalandhar district. Later, Mr Bhatti's body was brought from Jalandhar civil hospital in an ambulance, followed by a Punjab police vehicle.

Mr Bhatti's son Jasraj, who was at the wheel at the time of accident, was the first to reach his house in an ambulance from DMC Ludhiana. He entered the house on a stretcher and appeared shell shocked at the turn of events.

A large number of people with moist eyes bid farewell to the man who never missed an opportunity to make a satire on current issues.
Prominent among those who attended the cremation included Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Punjab Minister Adesh Partap Singh Kairon, Punjab Chief Minister's media advisor Harcharan Singh Bains and artistes from Punjabi film fraternity including Gurdas Mann, Jasbir Jassi, Mehar Mittal and Gurpreet Ghuggi.

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has mourned the death of actor and satirist Jaspal Bhatti.

In his condolence message, Dr. Singh said the country has lost a person who pioneered a unique perspective on probity in public life.

The Prime Minister said Bhatti's work using the medium of television and cinema to hold up a mirror to society and highlighting the problems of common man will long be remembered.

Parliamentary Affairs minister Pawan Kumar Bansal has deeply condoled the passing away of actor and comedian Jaspal Bhatti.

In his condolence message, Mr Bansal termed his death is an irreparable loss to the nation.

The minister said Jaspal not only worked tirelessly to make people aware of various evils that afflict the society, but also spearheaded a number of philanthropic initiatives.