Last evening, news of a television actor named Rahul Dixit’s suicide made it to the news. The 28-year-old had committed suicide at his flat in Andheri’s Oshiwara area. And now, his father Mahesh Dixit has come out in the open and blamed Rahul’s live-in partner Rupali Kashyap for his son’s death. It is being reported that Rahul and his partner Rupali were hosting a few people at their place until the wee hours of 30th Morning, post which Rupali went to sleep and Rahul too excused himself from the gathering, went inside the bedroom between 3:30 to 4 am and hung himself using a bedsheet. As per Rupali’s statement, she saw his body when she woke up at 5 am. Television Actor Rahul Dixit Commits Suicide In Mumbai!

Rupali Kashyap was quoted as saying, “I woke up suddenly around 5am and saw Rahul hanging from the ceiling fan. He had used a bed sheet for the same. We all rushed him to Kokilaben hospital where he was declared dead.”

However, Rahul’s father begs to differ and holds Rupali responsible for his son’s death. The distraught father posted his thoughts on Facebook. Read them below.

He alos wrote a post which read:

‘Rahul's father suspects foul play and has blamed Priya. While Oshiwara police have not ruled out foul play, prima facie they believe that it could be a suicide due to some personal issues. Rahul had arrived in Mumbai about three months back. Police said he hailed from Jaipur and got married to Rupali last year in the month of November, and was addicted to alcohol, which is one of the reasons why both -used to fight frequently,’ a report in Mid Day read.

"There were five people in the two bedroom flat including Rahul and his wife Priya, her sister Sana, and friends Priti and Sajid. We have recorded their statements and are investigating the matter, as of now an ADR has been registered," said an officer from Oshiwara police station, to the paper.

The Mid Day report also mentioned how the police had found a two-page note from Rahul’s bedroom addressing and stating that his drinking problem was causing and affecting his loved ones. The police are said to be investigating both possibilities, that of suicide as well as murder.

“An Accidental Death Report (ADR) has been registered for now and the case is being investigated. Those present in the house will be questioned to understand the sequence of the incident and the reason behind the death as no suicide note was found in the house,” a police officer said to Mirror.

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