Bengali TV actress Pallavi Dey found hanging at rented home in Kolkata

Popular Bengali TV actress Pallavi Dey was found hanging at her rented apartment in South Kolkata on Sunday, a senior police officer said. Dey, 21, was declared "brought dead" on being taken to a nearby hospital, the officer said.

According to the officer, Dey had rented the apartment in Garfa area of south Kolkata in April. She apparently shared the apartment with her "live-in partner". Talking to reporters, the caretaker of the apartment said that her partner called him aloud after "finding out that she had hung herself" in the bedroom. The caretaker also said that he, along with other housekeeping staff, brought down her body, and informed the police immediately.

As per the official Police statement accessed by Republic Media Network Today it stated, "[15.05.2022] at about 09.30 hrs. one Pallavi Dey [F/ 25 yrs.], D/o N. Dey was found hanging from ceiling fan with the help of bed shit inside an apartment at the 2nd floor of a G+3 type residential building at 30A, K.P. Roy Lane, Kol-31[Garfa PS area]. The body was removed to M.R. Bangur Hospital for maintaining legal procedure. No suicide note was recovered from the place of occurrence. Apparently, no external mark of injury was found on the body."

The 21-year-old actor has played the female lead in several Bengali soaps such as 'Kunja Chhaya', 'Resham Jhapi' and most recently 'Mon Mane Na'. "We are exploring the case from all angles. As of now, we are talking to her partner to understand the sequence of incidents. More details will be available only after the post-mortem report arrives," the police officer added.