Tunisha Sharma death: Co-actor Sheezan Khan arrested for abetment of suicide

Sheezan M Khan, a 27-year-old co-actor and alleged lover of television and film actress Tunisha Sharma who died by suicide on Saturday, was arrested on Sunday on charge of abetting her suicide.

As per an official, the 21-year-old actor allegedly died by suicide on sets of a serial in Vasai area on Saturday.

Based on a complaint filed by Tunisha’s mother, the Valiv police registered a case against the deceased's co-actor, Sheezan M Khan, under Indian Penal Code Section 306 (abetment of suicide) and arrested him, the station house office of Valiv police station said.

Tunisha had acted in the TV show Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap and films like Fitoor and Baar Baar Dekho.

The incident on Saturday took place on the set where the shooting of the serial Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul was in progress.

Tunisha had gone to the washroom on the set and did not return for a long time. When the door was broken down, she was found hanging inside, the official said.

Her mother in her complaint claimed Tunisha and Sheezan were in love and blamed the latter for her daughter's extreme step, the police said.

No suicide note was found at the spot, the official said, adding the body was sent for post-mortem and further probe was on into the case.