Bhojpuri actress Akanksha Dubey has committed suicide at a hotel in Banaras. The actress hanged herself in one of the rooms of Hotel Sarnath. The actress was a resident of Parsipur which comes under the Chauri police station area of Bhadohi district.
A person close to the actress confirmed the news to ETimes, "It was her first day on the sets of the new film 'Nayak'. The makers were shooting in Varanasi. Today around 9 am when her makeup boy went to call her at her hotel, she was found dead in the room. She was shooting alongside Aklesh Verma."
On the work front, Akanksha Dubey recently completed the shooting of 'Mitti' with Bhojpuri singer-actor Yash Kumar. The movie also stars Raksha Gupta in a pivotal role. It is directed by Chandan Upadhyay and produced by Arvind Prasad and Prem Shanker.