TV actress ends life, accuses former BF of harassment

INDORE: Television actress Vaishali Thakkar died by suicide in Indore on Sunday. The 30-year-old, who debuted in 'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai', hanged herself at home and left behind a note alleging that she was being harassed by a former boyfriend, police said.

Late on Sunday evening, Tejaji Nagar police station in charge RD Kanwa said, "We have recovered a five-page note, written in a small diary, from her room. We are verifying its content. She has named a former boyfriend and said he was troubling her. She said he wasn't marrying her, nor was he letting her marry anyone else. The former boyfriend is married with two kids."

One of her recent social media posts is being seen as an ominous indication of her suicide. A week ago, Thakkar had posted a reel on her social media account, showing a whirling ceiling fan, with the comment: 'What do you do on Sundays?'

It was Thakkar's brother who found her hanging in her room on Saturday night. They took her to a hospital but she was declared dead on arrival by doctors. Police sent her body for postmortem and she was cremated by her family on Sunday afternoon.

"An iPhone, iPad and other items have been seized from her house," said Kanwa, adding that no case has been registered against the ex-boyfriend yet. "We have called him for questioning," said Kanwa.

Thakkar had worked in many popular television shows, but her suicide note suggests she was tired of the TV industry and wanted to settle and have a family, said a police officer. The actress was engaged to a Kenya-based furniture businessman in 2021, but it was called off a month later.

Thakkar started her career in 'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai' as Sanjana and was also seen in 'Ye Vaada Raha' ,'Ye Hai Ashiqui', 'Sasural Simar Ka', 'Super Sisters', 'Laal Ishq', 'Vish Ya Amrit and 'Manmohini 2'.