Anjali Srivastava (29), an actor, allegedly committed suicide at her rented apartment in Andheri, police said.
Srivastava, who recently acted in a Bhojpuri film, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her flat in Parimal Society in Andheri, said deputy commissioner of police Rashmi Karandikar.
Her relatives got worried when she didn’t respond to their multiple calls on Sunday night and alerted her landlord, who went to the flat on Monday and opened the door with a spare key to find her hanging from a ceiling fan, Karandikar said.
She hung herself using a saree.
The body has been sent for autopsy.
Moments after the police were called; Srivastava was rushed to the Cooper hospital where she was declared dead.
No suicide note was found, the DCP said, adding that investigation was on. An investigation to ascertain the motive behind the actor’s drastic measure is underway.
Sources said that Srivastava was a popular face in Bhojpuri film industry.
A week ago, 23-year-old Kritika Choudhary was found dead in her Andheri Apartment. Kritika Choudhary, a resident of Haridwar, was a struggling actress in the film industry.
