Actor Tunisha Sharma dies at 20, police to probe murder and suicide angle in death case

Actor Tunisha Sharma, known for playing Princess Maryum in television show Ali Baba, died on Saturday.

Tunisha Sharma died at the age of 20. (Photo: Tunisha Sharma/Instagram)

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Television actor Tunisha Sharma allegedly committed suicide on the set of a serial in Vasai in Palghar district on Saturday.

Sharma went to the washroom on the set and did not return for a long time. When the door was broken down, she was found inside. Those present on set took the actor to a nearby hospital where she was declared dead, said senior inspector Kailash Barve of Valiv police station.

The Valiv police said that they will be probing both murder and suicide angle.

Maharashtra | TV actress Tunisha Sharma committed suicide by hanging herself on the set of a TV serial. She was taken to a hospital where she was declared brought dead: Waliv Police

— ANI (@ANI) December 24, 2022

Earlier in the day, Tunisha had shared a video on Instagram stories from the set of her television show.

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Tunisha Sharma shared this video on her Instagram stories a few hours ago.

The 20-year-old actor started her career with Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap and later featured in shows like Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat, Gabbar Poonchwala, Sher-e-Punjab: Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Internet Wala Love and Ishq Subhan Allah, among others.

She has also been a part of films like Fitoor, Baar Baar Dekho, Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh, and Dabangg 3. She had played the younger Katrina Kaif in both Fitoor and Baar Baar Dekho.

More details awaited.

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