Puneeth Rajkumar was non-responsive at the time of arrival to emergency: Hospital releases statement

"At the time of arrival to the emergency, the patient [Puneeth Rajkumar] was non-responsive and was in cardiac asystole," the hospital said in a statement. 

Vikram Hospital in Bengaluru, where Power Star Puneeth Rajkumar breathed his last at the age of 46 on Friday after suffering a heart attack, said that a panel of medical experts had extended all efforts to save the actor who was "non-responsive" during the time of his admission. #WATCH | People gather outside Vikram Hospital, Bengaluru where actor Puneeth Rajkumar has been admitted"He was brought with history of chest pain at 11:40 am, was non-responsive & in Cardiac Asystole, Advanced cardiac resuscitation has been initiated," said hospital statement. pic.twitter.com/0bXI2mLB2z

Puneeth Rajkumar suffered a heart attack on Friday morning. Initially, he had gone to a local clinic and got an ECG (Echo cardiogram) done. The results confirmed that he was having a heart attack. While he was on his way to Vikram hospital, he suffered a cardiac arrest.