Barkha Bisht lashes out at Gagan Kang's 'friends' for skipping funeral

Gagan Kang and Barkha Bisht Sengupta. Pic/Barkha Bisht Sengupta's Instagram account

TV actress and former co-star Barkha Bisht Sengupta has reportedly lashed out at late 'Mahakali' actor Gagan Kang's friends, who posted condolence messages on social media, for skipping his funeral in Mumbai.

TV actors Gagan Kang (38) and Arijit Lavania (30) were killed in a road accident on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in Palghar district near the city on Sunday morning. Gagan and Arijit had acted in mythological TV serial 'Mahakali: Anth Hi Arambh Hai'.

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In an interview with Tellychakkar.com, Barkha Bisht said, "Why were the others who posted on social media not present there yesterday? They claimed to be his friends, right? I knew him very well and it is heartbreaking. He loved life and was a god-fearing man. At times, he would be late on the sets because he would be busy with his daily pooja. It makes me question the existence of God."

She rubbished reports of Gagan Kang being allegedly drunk while driving the car on the day of the accident.

"He would barely drink. He was a vegetarian during the festival periods. He was a non-smoker. So I cannot believe, he was drunk. He liked speeding indeed but he was careful and not reckless," Barkha said.

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Barkha Bisht also spoke about how happy Gagan Kang was for prepping up for Ganesh Chaturthi. She said that Gagan had been working on his own Ganesh idol, which now remains half-done.

While speaking about Gagan's mother, Barkha Bisht said, "I'm a mother myself and trust me, nothing for a mother is worse than the death of her child."

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Gagan Kang's funeral was held at a crematorium on Marve Road, Malad. According to the report, very few celebs showed up at his last rites. Among those who attended the funeral were Sonu Sood and Vahbiz Dorabjee.

Arijit's body was taken to hometown, Agra.

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