Hindustan Times (Patiala)

Popular Assamese actress found dead in Gurgaon flat

- Yashaswani Sehrawat Yashaswani.Sehrawat@htlive.com

Popular Assamese actor and singer Bidisha Bezbaruah, who also featured in a Bihu dance in the movie Jagga Jasoos, was found dead in her flat in Sushant Apartments, Sector 43 in Gurgaon on Monday night.

The police arrested her husband, Nisheeth Jha, on Tuesday evening after Bidisha’s father, Dr Aswini Bezbaruah, registered a case under section 306 (abetment to suicide) at the Sushant Lok police station.

Bidisha, 26, whose family lives in Guwahati’s Uzan Bazar, had married Jha last year and the couple reportedly did not have a cordial relationsh­ip. Jha was in Mumbai at the time of the incident and flew to Gurgaon late Monday night.

Sushant Lok Station House Officer Gaurav Phogat told HT that the police received a call from an apartment resident at around 8 pm on Monday. The police found Bidisha hanging from the ceiling fan. The singer’s family reached Gurgaon on Monday night.

In his complaint, Bidisha’s father alleged that Jha had been harassing and threatenin­g her. He claimed that Bidisha was upset and it prompted her to take the extreme step, Gurgaon police PRO Ravinder Kumar said.

Her fans wrote condolence messages on social media websites. Assam CM Sarbanda Sonowal, in a tweet, said that he has talked to his Haryana counterpar­t ML Khattar and ‘requested him to call an investigat­ion into the unfortunat­e death of a girl from Assam in Gurugram’(sic).

Bidisha was known for the play, Xanto Xixto Histo Pusto Moha Dusto.

 ??  ?? Bidisha Bezbaruah
Bidisha Bezbaruah

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