Kapil Sharma's Co-Actor Tirthanand Rao Attempts Suicide Over Facebook Live
Actor-comedian Tirthanand Rao, who was seen in ‘Waghle Ki Duniya’ and has also worked with Kapil Sharma in 'Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe', attempted suicide during a live session on Facebook recently.
New Delhi: Actor-comedian Tirthanand Rao, who was seen in ‘Waghle Ki Duniya’ and has also worked with Kapil Sharma in 'Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe', attempted suicide during a live session on Facebook recently. The actor is now back home and alright.
In a conversation with Indian Express, Tirthanand said that he had an argument with his live-in partner over relationship issues and that was the reason why he took that step. “I live in Mira Road with my partner, after the who incident where I attempting suicide I was rushed to a hospital but now I am home and I am alright,” the actor tols Indian Express.
During the live session, he had said that he was in a "live-in" with the woman in question, but she "emotionally blackmailed" him. He also claimed that the woman pushed him into debt as she "extorted" money from him.
He said in the live video: "I am in debt of Rs 3-4 lakh because of this woman. I have known her since October last year. She had filed a police complaint against me in Bhayandar (a western suburb in Mumbai) and I didn't even know for what reason. Then she would also call me and say she wanted to meet."
As he shared all that he was going through, he took out a bottle of insect repellant and drank it after pouring it in a glass. His friends who saw him taking the extreme step, reached his house in no time and found him unconscious. They called the police and the actor was rushed to the hospital.
Tirthanand has attempted suicide earlier as well in a similar fashion - in December 2021, when he went live on Facebook. He had called up his assistant and told him that he was taking this drastic step in life due to several reasons.
When asked about his previous suicide attempt, he told Indian Express, “At the time I was facing a severe financial crunch because I didn’t have work and had decided to take the drastic step.”
Tirthankar recently also shot with Abhishek Bahchchan for a south remake.
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