TV actress Tunisha Sharma died by suicide on December 24 on the sets of her TV show Ali Baba Dastaan-E-Kabul. Her last rites were performed today in Mumbai. The 20-year-old's body was brought to her home from the hospital and later her last rites were performed in Bhayandar.
Tunisha shared a close bond with her ex-boyfriend, co-star and accused in the case, Sheezan Khan's mother and sisters. His sisters Falaq Naaz, Shafaq along with their mother reached the crematorium to pay their last respect to Tunisha. At the crematorium ground, Falaq Naaz broke down into tears and rushed from there as she couldn't hold back herself. Falaq and Shafaq both were present at the last rites.
Tunisha's close friends and former co-stars like Kanwar Dhillon, Shivin Narang, Ashnoor Kaur, Avneet Kaur, Roshni Walia visited the actress' home to pay their last respect. Siddharth Nigam, brother Abhishek Nigam with their mother also arrived to pay their condolences at the crematorium.
The Alibaba actress has shared several pictures and videos with Sheezan's sister Falaq on her social media account where she can be seen celebrating her birthday. In a recent statement, Tunisha's mother had also admitted that her daughter was very close to Sheezan's mother and would often visit their house.
Recently, Sheezan's sisters released a statement on their social media accounts and called their brother an innocent guy. They mentioned that Sheezan has been framed without an application of mind. They called both the families ‘victims at this point', they also said that people should give them 'space to mourn and carry on with the funeral first'.
After reaching the crematorium ground, Tunisha’s mother fainted while performing the ceremony and the actress' co-stars and close friends Shivin Narang and Kanwar Dhillon were seen taking care of her mother in the video. They lifted her on a chair and escorted her to her car. Siddharth Nigam and his mother were also seen taking care of Tunisha's mom who looked devastated after losing her child.