Actor Kushal Punjabi committed suicide on the night of December 26, 2019 at his Pali Hill house, by hanging himself. The actor was only 37 years old at the time of his passing away. The news was first confirmed by Karanvir Bohra who wrote a heartfelt post for the actor, followed by Karan Patel's post that hinted that Kushal killed himself. Soon, the news was confirmed by Chetan Hansraj, Kushal's best friend. After Kushal remained out of reach for the whole day, his parents, with the help of his friends, entered his Bandra flat with a duplicate key to discover his lifeless body. Kushal also left a suicide note where he blamed no one for him taking his life and asked that his property be divided equally between his parents and sister and 3-year-old son Kian.  Kushal Punjabi Passes Away: Karanvir Bohra and Chetan Hansraj Confirm The TV Actor Committed Suicide

After his last rites were conducted at the Santacruz crematorium on December 28, 2019, a prayer meet for Kushal was arranged in Khar, that saw Kushal's father and friends Chetan Hansraj, Aamir Ali, Karanvir Bohra, Hussein Kuwajerwala, Ruslaan Mumtaz, Vahbbiz Dorabjee, Mehul Nisar, Apurva Agnihotri, Shilpa Saklani among others.

Check Out Their Pictures Below:

Mehul Nisar, Kavita Kaushik and Her Husband (Photo Credits: Yogen Shah)
Hussein Kuwajerwala (Photo Credits: Yogen Shah)
Aamir Ali (Photo Credits: Yogen Shah)
Ruslaan Mumtaz (Photo Credits: Yogen Shah)
Karanvir Bohra (Photo Credits: Yogen Shah)
Vahhbiz Dorabjee (Photo Credits: Yogen Shah)
Chetan Hansraj (Photo Credits: Yogen Shah)
Apurva Agnihotri (Photo Credits: Yogen Shah)
Shilpa Saklani (Photo Credits: Yogen Shah)

Kushal's close friend Chetan Hansraj, talking to Times of India revealed that the former was battling with depression, contemplating a separation from his wife Audrey Dolhen and also lack of work for some time now. "Kushal was a fighter but what he has done has left us all in shock. There are multiple reasons—family issues and work-related—for him to undergo depression. I had known him for the last 20 years and he was a very cheerful person. He had been staying alone at the rented flat in Bandra for almost a year and was without work, which could be one of the reasons that took a toll on him.

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