Crime Patrol Actress Preksha Mehta, 25, Commits Suicide

Television actress Preksha Mehta, 25, committed suicide at her home in Indore, Madhya Pradesh on Monday night. Ms Mehta, best-known for appearing on shows like Crime Patrol, was found hanging in her room on Tuesday morning by her family and taken to hospital, police said. Ms Mehta had travelled home to Indore from Mumbai before the lockdown and is believed to have been suffering from depression because of the loss of work caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Preksha Mehta left a suicide note, news agency PTI reports.

"During our initial investigation, we believe that she was suffering from depression. We are carrying out a detailed investigation in this case," Rajeev Bhadoriya, the officer in-charge of the Hira Nagar police station, told PTI. A post-mortem will be conducted.

Preksha Mehta's last message on her unverified Instagram account hinted at her disturbed state of mind. "Sabse bura hota hai, sapnon ka mar jaana (The death of the dreams is the worst thing)," she wrote in an Instagram story. RIP comments have flooded the last picture Ms Mehta shared on her account - a selfie captioned with song lyrics.