Pyaar Ke Papad actor Pratish Vora loses 2-year-old daughter

Pratish Vora, who plays the character of Nandu in the on-going Star Bharat show Pyaar Ke Papad, lost his two-year-old daughter in a freak accident. According to the sources, the child was playing with a toy when a piece detached and she accidentally swallowed it

The piece got lodged in her throat, blocking her airway, which resulted in the untimely demise of the little one. In a statement to Tellychakkar, Vora said, "It happened last night when she gulped a piece of the toy that she was playing with. Please send in your prayers for her."

A source from the set informs, "This happened last night, I got a call and was informed about the demise of the Pratish Vora's daughter. She had apparently swallowed a plastic piece which got stuck in her throat. The couple has already taken a flight to Rajkot early in the morning with the body of their daughter, to perform the last rites. It was an unfortunate episode."

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