Actor Dies By Suicide After Blackmail By Fake Drug Officers: Mumbai Police
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The "officers" told the actor about a drug bust at the venue and agreed to not name her in the FIR if she paid Rs 20 lakh, the police said.
A 28-year-old actor who was found dead on Thursday in her rented Mumbai apartment was allegedly being blackmailed by two men who posed as anti-drugs officers, the police have told NDTV. The two accused - Sooraj Pardeshi and Praveen Valimwe - have been taken into custody for allegedly abetting her suicide.
On December 20, the Bhojpuri actor went to a party at a five-star hotel with her friends when two-three men barged in claiming to be officers of the Narcotics Control Bureau who were there to conduct a raid, the police said.
The "officers" told the actor about a drug bust at the venue and agreed to not name her in the FIR if she paid Rs 20 lakh, they added.
"Harassed by constant calls from the two, the actor hanged herself from the ceiling fan of her residence on Thursday," the police said, adding, the accused have been charged with abetment to suicide, cheating, and intimidation.
