One of the top and successful models in India, Viveka Babajee committed suicide in her apartment in Bandra on Friday night. Viveka was found hanging from her ceiling in the apartment. She was staying alone in the apartment.
Her neighbours got worried on Friday when there was a smell of gas coming out of her apartment and she did not answer the doorbell despite repeated attempts. They, then, informed the police.
Viveka was a former Miss World participant and she was a part of several Bollywood movies including a lead role in the movie Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat Hai co-starring Sharad Kapoor and Deepak Tijori. The film was a flop at the box office. The former Miss Mauritius tried her luck in South Indian movies too, but to no avail.
What led to her death?
Viveka became a supermodel in 1994 and was one of the most-sought after faces nationally and internationally in the fashion world. She was the face of brands like Kamasutra Condoms, Coca-Cola and Live in Jeans. She was 37 years old and was working as a part-time fashion co-ordinator.
Viveka was suffering from depression lately. Reports suggest she was depressed because she broke up with her boyfriend. She had shifted her base from Mauritius and was staying alone in her Bandra apartment.
Police haven’t found a suicide note suicide in her apartment although several letters addressed to one Gautam have been recovered. Police have called Gautam for questioning.
Previous cases of suicide in the fashion world
On July 29, 2004, Indian model Nafisa Joseph hanged herself in her flat in Mumbai. Nafisa was under depression apparently because her marriage was called off. She was to marry businessman Gautam Khanduja. Khanduja was already married but had told Nafisa that he divorced two years earlier.
On 8 February 2006, out of depression, Nafisa’s friend and a successful model Kuljeet Randhawa hanged herself at her apartment in Juhu. In a suicide note, she stated that she was ending her life as she was unable to cope with life’s pressures.
Her neighbours got worried on Friday when there was a smell of gas coming out of her apartment and she did not answer the doorbell despite repeated attempts. They, then, informed the police.
Viveka was a former Miss World participant and she was a part of several Bollywood movies including a lead role in the movie Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat Hai co-starring Sharad Kapoor and Deepak Tijori. The film was a flop at the box office. The former Miss Mauritius tried her luck in South Indian movies too, but to no avail.
What led to her death?
Viveka became a supermodel in 1994 and was one of the most-sought after faces nationally and internationally in the fashion world. She was the face of brands like Kamasutra Condoms, Coca-Cola and Live in Jeans. She was 37 years old and was working as a part-time fashion co-ordinator.
Viveka was suffering from depression lately. Reports suggest she was depressed because she broke up with her boyfriend. She had shifted her base from Mauritius and was staying alone in her Bandra apartment.
Police haven’t found a suicide note suicide in her apartment although several letters addressed to one Gautam have been recovered. Police have called Gautam for questioning.
Previous cases of suicide in the fashion world
On July 29, 2004, Indian model Nafisa Joseph hanged herself in her flat in Mumbai. Nafisa was under depression apparently because her marriage was called off. She was to marry businessman Gautam Khanduja. Khanduja was already married but had told Nafisa that he divorced two years earlier.
On 8 February 2006, out of depression, Nafisa’s friend and a successful model Kuljeet Randhawa hanged herself at her apartment in Juhu. In a suicide note, she stated that she was ending her life as she was unable to cope with life’s pressures.
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