Shikha Joshi, a 40-year-old model-turned-actress, who appeared in critically acclaimed 2013 film BA Pass, committed suicide by slitting her throat open mysteriously at her MHADA flat in Versova on May 16 evening.
According to a report, police have registered an accidental death case. The report quoted DCP Satya Narayan Chaudhry as saying, “Joshi would stay in the flat with her friend. She went into the bathroom and slit her throat open using a sharp object. When she did not open the door for a long time, her friend knocked on the door and Joshi opened it. However, she collapsed immediately due to excessive bleeding.” A bleeding Joshi was then rushed to Kokilaben Hospital in Andheri where she was pronounced dead. Later, the body was sent to Cooper Hospital for post-mortem. No suicide note has been found from the place of the incident.
Shikha Joshi was depressed about not getting good offers after a molestation incident, reports Mumbai Mirror. Shikha had been very upset about not getting good TV and film roles. Shikha, who was facing a financial crisis, blamed the lack of offers on a molestation incident. In 2011, the actress had filed a complaint alleging that a Khar cosmetic surgeon molested her when she went for a check-up after getting breast implants.
