Popular TV actress
Shweta Tiwari, who rose to popularity with
Kasautii Zindagi Kay
, became a victim of death hoax as a fan page of
Sakshi Tanwar posted a condolence message for the actress on Facebook.
It read: I feel very sad and shocked on knowing that
Shweta
Tiwari (Prerna) of Kasautii Zindagi Kay lost the battle with life and is no more. RIP Shweta. Balaji Telefilms and the whole team will miss you...
The news took no time to spread everywhere, and eventually Shweta's husband
Abhinav Kohli
, who checked on Shweta immediately, clarified it to the media.
According to reports when Abhinav was contacted he confirmed Shweta was alive and spending time with the children.
Many popular TV and film celebrities have previously been a victim of death hoaxes including Aishwarya Rai, Farida Jalal, Dilip Kumar and Kader Khan.
Shweta Tiwari, who recently became a mother to Reyansh, is currently off work and enjoying motherhood to the fullest.
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