Last Updated: December 25, 2022, 16:53 IST
Tunisha Sharma’s rumoured boyfriend Sheezan Khan was arrested on Sunday morning.
Tunisha Sharma was found hanging in the make-up room of her show on Saturday, December 24.
Tunisha Sharma’s suicide case: In a big development in Tunisha Sharma’s death case, her Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul co-star Sheezan Khan has been sent to four days of police custody. He was arrested on Sunday morning after Tunisha’s mother accused him of abetment to suicide. Chandrakant Jadhav, ACP, Mumbai Police, shared details about the case on Sunday afternoon during a press conference. He said that the postmortem report revealed her cause of death is by hanging. He also shared that there is neither a love-jihad angle nor a black-mailing angle to the case so far.
Sheezan Khan Sent to 4 Days of Police Custody
Tunisha’s Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul co-star and alleged former boyfriend Sheezan Khan has been sent to police custody for four days. He was arrested by Waliv Police on Sunday morning following which he was presented in court. His arrest came after Tunisha’s mother filed a complaint and alleged her daughter was in depression. The mother also claimed that the actress took extreme step because of Khan.
‘Sheezan Khan’s Cell Phone Seized, No Love Jihad Angle’
ACP Mumbai Police mentioned that Sheezan Khan’s cell phone has been seized for investigation. He also ruled out blackmailing and love jihad angles in the case as of now. “There’s no angle of any other affair, blackmailing or ‘Love Jihad’ as of now,” ACP Jadhav told media. This comes after BJP MLA Ram Kadam said if there’s “any love-jihad angle” in Tunisha Sharma’s suicide case, then the police will probe it and take action against the “conspirators behind it”.
‘Post Mortem Clarifies Death Due To Hanging’
ACP Mumbai Police shared the post-mortem report has confirmed Tunisha died due to hanging. “Tunisha’s mother filed a complaint, accused Sheezan was arrested and was produced in court where he was sent to 4-day judicial custody. The post-mortem report clearly specifies the cause of death of Tunisha as hanging,” he said.
‘Tunisha Was Upset After Breaking Up With Sheezan’
Not just this, but the ACP also revealed that Tunisha was upset after her break-up with Sheezan. “Tunisha Sharma used to work as an actress in a TV show. Tunisha Sharma and Sheezan Khan had a love affair. They had a break up 15 days ago after which Tunisha committed suicide on the sets of her show,” ACP Jadhav said.
Tunisha’s mother filed a complaint, accused Sheezan was arrested and was produced in court where he was sent to 4-day judicial custody. Post-mortem report clearly specifies the cause of death of Tunisha as hanging: Chandrakant Jadhav, ACP, Mumbai police pic.twitter.com/Tgl0EpeqSu— ANI (@ANI) December 25, 2022
Tunisha Was Found Hanging In Her Make-Up Room
Tunisha Sharma was found hanging in the make-up room of her show on Saturday, December 24. She was 20. According to police officials, the actress went to the washroom on the set and did not return for a long time. When the door was broken down, she was found hanging inside. No suicide note was recovered from the location. Her body was then sent for post-mortem and further probe is on.
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