(Trigger Warning: This article contains references to suicide/death. Reader's discretion is strictly advised.)
In a tragic incident that has sent shockwaves across the television industry, twenty-year-old TV actress Tunisha Sharma has died by suicide on the sets of the TV show she was working on - Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul.?
Police have arrested co-actor and rumoured boyfriend Sheezan Mohammed Khan on Sharma's mother's complaint. An abetment to suicide case has been registered against him under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code. He has been arrested in the wee hours of Dec 25.
On Dec 24,? Tunisha Sharma ended her life in the makeup room. As per ANI, Tunisha went to the toilet after the tea break and didn't return. When she didn't answer despite repeated calls, the door was broken open and she was rushed to the hospital.
Police in a statement said, "Tunisha Sharma died by suicide on the set of a TV serial. Her mother has registered a complaint. We are investigating this."??
Tunisha Sharma had made her acting debut with TV serial?Bharat Ka Veer Putra ¨C Maharana Pratap. She also worked in several Bollywood movies including?Fitoor, Kahani 2: Durga Rani Singh and Dabangg 3. She shared the screen with?Katrina Kaif and Vidya Balan.?She was currently essaying the role of?Princess Mariam in the Sony SAB TV serial Ali Baba: Dastaan-e-Kabul.?Tunisha Sharma's boyfriend?Sheezan Mohammed Khan was essaying the role of Ali Baba.
We hope?Tunisha Sharma's family finds the strength to deal with the loss. May her soul rest in peace.
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