Bhubaneswar: A 14-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide in Odisha’s Cuttack, unable to bear the news of untimely death of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, said police Friday.
The incident occurred in Jobra area of Cuttack Friday.
The deceased has been identified as Saumya Sriraj, a Class IX student of Saraswati Sishu Mandir. She allegedly took the extreme step by hanging herself in the absence of her family members.
According to the family, the girl was under severely upset following the suicide of actor Sushant Singh. However, the police would conduct further investigation into different angles of the incident, said Cuttack Deputy Commissioner of Police Akhilesh Singh.
Earlier, a fan from Andaman had also committed suicide unable to bear the death of the late actor. Die-hard fans have been demanding the ban of Karan Johar, Salman Khan and many other actors over nepotism.