Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found hanging in his Bandra residence on Sunday, June 14.
He has not left behind a suicide note, hence, nobody knows exactly what made Sushant take such a drastic step.
The actor’s death has left the entire nation in shock. Sushant Singh Rajput’s body was taken to Mumbai’s Cooper Hospital where the post-mortem was performed.
Now, according to latest reports, the late actor made his last call to his close friend, and his co-star from ‘Pavitra Rishta’, Mahesh Shetty.
Sushant Singh Rajput made last call to his Pavitra Rishta co-star Mahesh Shetty
According to India TV, Sushant called his sister at 9.30am on Sunday, after which he called Mahesh. The report further added that Mahesh’s statement will be recorded by the police as a part of their investigation into Sushant’s death by suicide.
Now, an official statement from Mahesh’s team, his spokesperson has urged the media to give the actor some space as he is in deep shock and his disheartened after Sushant’s demise.
“As we all are deeply pained and shocked to hear about Sushant Singh Rajput’s untimely demise… So is Mahesh Shetty. He has lost a brother, a very dear friend and is still coming to terms with the shock and reality and is completely heartbroken. We, his team, request the media and all of you, on his behalf, to please give him some privacy and let him grieve for his loss,” the statement read.
— Mahesh Shetty (@maheshshetty) June 15, 2020
Mahesh and Sushant have been friends since 2009 when the latter rose to stardom with Ekta Kapoor’s successful TV show Pavitra Rishta. The two worked together in the serial.
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Sushant was found dead at his Bandra residence by his domestic help, who immediately informed the police. His post-mortem was conducted at Dr RN Cooper Municipal General Hospital and further details of the autopsy report are awaited, ANI reports.
Sushant Singh Rajput was much loved for his performances on the small screen as well as in movies. His last screen appearance was Nitesh Tiwari-directed 2019 film “Chhichhore”.