While Bollywood is still recovering from the shocking death of talented actor Sushant Singh Rajput, another suspicious suicide hit the industry on Thursday. Sameer Sharma(44), who rose to fame with television soaps was found dead in his Malad apartment late on Wednesday night.
According to the police the actor was found hanging from the kitchen ceiling in the flat rented in February. The apartment watchman was the first to find Sameer’s body hanging while the police were who reached the flat were left in shock as the actor had died two days ago.
Confirming the news, George Fernandes, the senior inspector stated that they have registered a case of accidental death (ADR) and sent the actor’s body to a government hospital for autopsy.
In the preliminary investigation, it was learnt that Sameer got divorced around 2014. No suicide note has been found while the police are probing whether the actor had any financial difficulties.
Meanwhile, co-actor and friend from ‘Iss Pyar Ko…’, Avinash Sachdev raised concerns over his death. “He was a fighter. I can say it for sure that he was not someone who would give up,” he said.
However, his fans and friends following the actor social media handles came through a note on depression.