Actor-model Malaika Arora’s stepfather Anil Mehta allegedly committed suicide by jumping from a building in Mumbai on Wednesday morning, a police official said. Mehta allegedly jumped off the sixth floor of a building in Bandra area, an official said.
Police rushed to the spot and shifted him to a hospital where he was declared dead before arrival, the official said. The exact reason behind the incident was not yet known, the official said, adding that an investigation was underway.
According to him, Mehta was the stepfather of the Bollywood actor. Meanwhile, a source told PTI, “It’s true that Malaika’s (step) father passed away this morning. He has not committed suicide, it’s an accident. They all are shocked because he had no ailment or anything as such.”
The police ‘panchnama’ will make things clear, the source said.
