New Delhi: Bhojpuri actress Akanksha Dubey was found hanging from the fan in her hotel room in Varanasi on Sunday. An FIR has been registered against Bhojpuri singer Samar Singh and his brother for abetment to suicide.
According to PTI, the FIR was registered based on a complaint by the actress' mother Madhu Dubey, he said.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Sarnath) Gyan Prakash Rai on Sunday told the media that no suicide note was recovered from the room and that it appeared to be a case of suicide.
Earlier on Monday, Akanksha’s co-star Kajal Raghwani posted a photo of Akanksha and claimed that she had not died by suicide. In Hindi, the actress wrote,"Your fear was proved right today, and you let your fear win over your bravery. You shared your feelings with everyone before going to the second shooting. Now the thing you were afraid of, the thing you were worried about, will not happen."
"Now, wherever you are, remain a lioness and fulfil all your dreams. And I hope you get every bit of happiness that you could not get here. But I will never believe that you can kill yourself. God exists, and he will definitely make them pay the price of your life, if not today then tomorrow," she added.
In a cryptic note, Kajal hinted that Akanksha's death was connected to issues with her love life.
"The price of true love should not be paid by giving life or by taking someone’s life. Stay happy wherever you are,” she wrote while ending the note.
A resident of Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi district, Dubey had come to Varanasi for a film shoot and was staying at the hotel.
The hotel staff used a masterkey to enter her room at the insistence of Dubey's colleagues when she did not come out till late on Sunday morning, the police had said.
Dubey starred in several regional films, including ‘Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki 2’, ‘Mujhse Shaadi Karogi’ (Bhojpuri) and ‘Veeron ke Veer’.