Sushant Singh Rajput
Popular Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, 34, has committed suicide in his house in Mumbai’s Bandra city.
According to DCP Pranay Ashok, spokesperson of Mumbai Police, the actor was found dead on Sunday at his sixth floor apartment in Bandra (West).
Ashok said Rajput was found hanging at his residence and preliminary investigation showed he committed suicide, though no suicide note was found in his residence.
“Sushant Singh Rajput has committed suicide, but the Mumbai Police is investigating the circumstances surrounding his death,” Ashok said.
In a statement released on social media, his management team described the actor’s death as a huge loss to the movie industry.
The statement reads, “It pains us to share that Sushant Singh Rajput is no longer with us. We request his fans to keep him in their thoughts and celebrate his life, and his work like they have done so far.
“We request the media to help us maintain privacy at this moment of grief.”
Reacting to his death, President of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management committee said, “He was just 34 and famous.”
“He appeared confident and happy too! But we seriously don’t know the struggles everyone is going through. We need to connect with each other.
Life is too beautiful to commit suicide. Let’s be strong for each other,” he added.
Rajput was best known for his award-winning performance in Zee TV soap opera ‘Pavitra Rishta’, as well as 2014’s Dil Bechara a Hindi remake of Hollywood’s ‘The Fault In Our Stars’.
In 2013, he made his movie debut in Kai Po Che! and earned a nomination for best male debut at the Filmfare Awards.