In an appalling incident, an aspiring actor allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the terrace of her apartment in Mumbai last night.
As per the reports, the woman seems to be in her early twenties and has been identified as Pearl Punjabi. As per the police, she had been struggling for a break in films for a long time without any luck.
The woman lived at her Oshiwara apartment building. A security guard at the apartment, Bipin Kumar Thakur said “It happened between 12:15 and 12:30 am. There was some noise, I thought somebody was shouting on the road. We went there to check what was happening. When I came back, I heard sounds from the third floor where she lived.”
The police also said that Ms. Punjabi was mentally disturbed and as per the reports, she had frequent fights with her mother. The aspiring actress had allegedly attempted suicide before but was saved somehow.
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