Mumbai, June 25 – Viveka Babajee (37), a former Indian supermodel who shot to fame with the Kamasutra condom advertisement in the 1990s, committed suicide by hanged herself from a ceiling fan at her Bandra residence, Mumbai late Friday night, a family friend said.
Confirming the suicide, Additional Commissioner of Police (Western Region) Amitabh Gupta said the reason behind Viveka taking the extreme step was not known and police were investigating.
Fashion designer Rohit Verma said she was supposed to take part in his fashion show next month and he was shocked to hear the news of her death.
Viveka, 32, was declared a supermodel in 1994 and was one of the most-sought after faces nationally and internationally in the fashion world.
Reports says, the occupants in the neighbouring flat alerted the fire brigade and police after they suspected a gas leakage in her flat. The 37-year-old Viveka stayed alone and neighbours got no response when they rang the doorbell.
Although police refused to confirm whether a suicide note had been found, It suspected that the model was under depression after breaking up with her boyfriend who runs an event management company. The Khar police have collected her mobile phone, laptop and diary as part of the investigation.
"Her mobile was switched off," a police officer said. Viveka, a former Miss Mauritius, came to Mumbai in the ’90s hoping to make it big in Bollywood. She played the lead in Yeh Kaisi Mohabbat Hai and also tried her luck in some south Indian film.
May her soul rest in peace!
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