Mumbai: Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput reportedly committed suicide in Mumbai on Sunday.
The actor was found hanging at his Bandra residence in Mumbai, said police reports.
Meanwhile, police have reached his apartment and started the investigation. However, the exact reason behind his death is yet to be revealed. It is being rumoured that Sushant wasn't feeling well since the last few days.
Earlier on June 9, Sushant Singh Rajput's former manager Disha Salian allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the 14th floor of a building in Malad, Mumbai. Though the reason behind the suicide is yet to be ascertained, close friends of Disha while interrogation had revealed that she was suffering from depression.
34-year-old actor Sushant on June 3 had written an emotional note for his late mother on his Instagram post. Remembering his mother, Sushant shared a picture collage and wrote, "Blurred past evaporating from teardrops. Unending dreams carving an arc of smile and a fleeting life, negotiating between the two. #माँ ❤️"
Sushant debuted as actor with Ekta Kapoor's daily soap Kis Desh Mein Hai Mera Dil and rose to fame as 'Manav' of Zee TV's Pavitra Rishta. He got his break in Bollywood with ‘Kai Po Che!’ in 2013. 'M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story', 'PK', 'Shuddh Desi Romance', 'Kedarnath', 'Chhichhore' are his other movies. He was last seen in Netflix movie ‘Drive.’
Meanwhile, condolences poured in following the sudden demise of the young actor.
In a further development, Mumbai police have confirmed that Sushant Singh Rajput committed suicide. Filmfare Tweeted the confirmation on its official handle.
Shortly after Sushant Singh Rajputs death, the actors official team issued a statement urging fans to remember him for his life and work, and appealing everyone to respect his "privacy at this moment of grief".
"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," his team said in a statement while officially confirming the news of his death.
Morever, after news of the Bollywood actor committing suicide at his residence in Mumbai, the condition of his father who lives in Patna's Rajiv Nagar colony has deteriorated.
A huge crowd has gathered at his Patna residence. They said the condition of the actor's father Krishna Kumar Singh has deteriorated and he is not in a position to speak.
Lakshmi Devi, the caretaker of Sudhant Singh's Patna residence, said the news of his death came through telephone. She said Sushant Singh's elder sister who lives in Chandigarh is on the way to Patna.