Malaika Arora's father dies: Who was Anil Arora? All about the ex-Merchant Navy officer who died by suicide

Unexpectedly, Anil Arora, the father of Malaika Arora, committed suicide this morning, September 11, 2024. The family and social media users were taken aback by the news, and many of them took to their accounts to express their grief. He jumped off his terrace and committed suicide, according to ANI. While reasons behind the tragic incident are still unknown, here’s all you need to know about Malaika’s father Anil Arora, starting from his work to his personal life.?

All you need to know about Malaika Arora’s father Anil Arora

Anil Arora was employed by the Indian Merchant Navy and was a Punjabi Hindu from the Indian border town of Fazilka.?

He got married to Malayali Christian Joyce Polycarp. Malaika and Amrita are their two kids. However, Anil and Joyce divorced when the kids were little.?

Not many details about Anil Arora are known publicly since he had been very quiet about his personal life and was mostly away from limelight.

He was often featured on Malaika Arora’s Instagram.?

What happened to Malaika Arora’s father?

Police reportedly taped Malaika Arora's mother Joyce's statement shortly after her father Anil Arora committed suicide, according to News18. According to the portal’s report, Joyce had told the police that Anil would regularly read the newspapers every morning while sitting on the balcony. She informed the police that, despite being divorced, they had been living together for the last few years. Joyce went on to say that she went to the balcony to look for him on Wednesday morning. She peeped down the balcony and looked below when she was unable to see him sitting. She then saw that the watchman was calling out for help.?

For the unversed, Malaika Arora, on the other hand,? was previously married to actor Arbaaz Khan and Arbaaz was also seen outside Anil's house after getting to know about the unfortunate incident.

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