Malaika's dad's death: Prima facie suicide, say cops

September 11, 2024 14:59

Malaika and Amrita with their mother Joyce

DCP Crime Branch, Raj Tilak Roshan on Malaika Arora's father's death. "The body of one Anil Mehta was found. He resided on the 6th floor. We are carrying out further investigation and our team is here. We are investigating all angles in detail. Our teams are here, forensic teams are here as well. Body is being taken for postmortem. We are investigating everything in detail. Prima facie it seems to be suicide, we are conducting further investigation," the DCP said.

Malaika Arora's father Anil Mehta died allegedly by suicide, by jumping off the terrace of his Mumbai residence, the police said on Wednesday.

Several Mumbai Police officials are present on the spot. According to police, the reason for suicide is not clear yet and no suicide note has been recovered so far. The body has been sent for post-mortem.

Malaika Arora was not at home when her father committed suicide. The actor-model was reportedly in Pune, and rushed back to Mumbai, soon after knowing about the incident.

After receiving this shocking news, the actor's ex-husband Arbaaz Khan also reached the residence of Malaika's parents.

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